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T.HE THO OKLiYX DAILY EAGLE SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1896. 8 ABOUT BROOKLYN SOCIETY. FROM THE SUBURBS. THE MONTE CR1ST0 OF MEXICO. HEW PLAY FOR THE POLY BOYS portcullis raised and the leal brought in.

This 1s done, and as soon as it Is In the center of the stage out from its sides spring Judy, the doctor, Bridget, 'the ghest and the Jumping jack. This is the denoument and Punch promising' to no 'longer be "such a bad man" is forgiven, Pierrette and Pierrot are I know my business, and am not a fool; Vm a. tquok vt The frood, old fashioned school. ISy folks too poilto to swear etc. Punch.

now thoroughly terrified, resolves to leave his town house and repair to Toydom cast If. Inking Pierrette with him, as he dare not leave her behind, she being the goddaughter of the Immensely wealthy Jumping Jack, to whom Punch looks for a legacy "in trust." of which has gone hack into the mines. Wo have bought more territory, and wo have now sixty one square miles of land surrounding those mines, including some of the best silver bearing leads of the world. We have built aqueducts and tunnels, and within a short time we expect to be taking out between two and three million dollars. Wo are now working down the veins from the lop of the mountain toward the tunnel, which we have run into the sides of the mountain.

At present we have to carry tho ore up to the top, lifting It hundreds of feet, and then cart it down to the smelters on muleback. It costs us about $.1 a ton to get the ore to the mills. When we get tho veins cut through to the tunnel we can run it out for about 10 cents a ton, so you see that our profits will soon repidly increase." "How about tho silver mines of Mexico? Are they not almost exhausted?" "No, indeed:" was the reply. "I believe Mexico to be one of the richest mineral territories of the world. The country has not yet been prospected.

The people do not know what they have. The mines which they have already opened aro of vast extent, and you can get some idea of the production when I united, and all ends happily in the conventional comic opera style. The piece throughout is dainty and original, both as to words and music. The scenery has been painted by Hurley Merry, while the costumes, wigs and properties have aHu been made especial ly for the production. Here is the full cast: Mr.

The il. tor The Great 1h reliher The jumpin Tom. cjrper corn" Allan Fr.aser 15mll A. Tuucliurt H. Seaman.

Jr. loseph Y. Mackay Richards Mott John F. lUiltrsuil Krtward Kuss Charles Calvin Putnam, jr. Clarence Louis Abbott Frank turnham ORilvle Terence TIenan luirns Homer B.

Mason I Kll. chi. jack fal Pierrette Hrl.l.;t Judy Chorus of fairy tale. Khosts. witches and Kelt 11ns.

tin bread men MU'i s. robbers, French dolls, slnser I nd market boys. Mr. Mackay, a new aspirant for dramatic honors, has a fire bass voice, and is a valuable acquisition to the ranks of the association. JOHX F.

AS THE ROBBER CHrEF. Messrs. Mason and Rc'beson. also new men, are more than equal to the tasks assigned them. Tiie orchestra this year will be a feature.

It is culled from that of the Metropolitan Opera house, and will be under the baton of arl Venth. A chorus of seventy, one half of which is the Orpheus Glee club of this city, has been carefully drilled and will atone for the somewhat weak one 'of last year. Mr. Iiawn, the executive committee and the author, have all worked heroically and spared no pains to make "Mr. Punch" the biggest success In the annals ct the Polv Dramatic association.

The officers and committees for xi9t are as follows: President. St. lini; Sherman Beardslev; vice president. T.vnsi.l C. secretary, Frederick Taylor Sherman.

treasurer. Paul Bonynse; member at largw. An.lrev, Hen: Ha isht. COMMITTEES. House Entfl A.

Tat. hen. Andrew H. HaJght, Frank V. ('handler.

1 'at renews Corm Mus H. Tiebout. Henrv Cod nd Cock Julius Hrill. Charles C. Putnam.

Jr. 3. Ashley Rathhun. J.wyh W. Mackay, Paul o.

Frank Schumann. Volume Paul Andrew H. Ha.lht. Tlcke William H. MadMren.

Charles P. Pray, Paul Doucrbeny, Joseph Mackay. Dance Irvine J. LJrlsiol. Edward S.

Brower, cocks. Ptihiiclty Guy H. Huhhnrd. S. Ashley Rathhun.

r.rv Oi.HvIze, Charles P. Frank W. Chandler. Edu ard t1. Urowor.

William H. Madilen. Frank B. Ofrilvle. An.lrew Halpht.

Photographs Paul Bonynire, Ouy H. Hubbard, Profrramme Pa.iU Bonynre, Guy H. Hubhard. Music Emil A. Tauchert.

Irving J. Bristol, FicV rlck T. Phc nnan. Jr. Properties ill lam H.

Mnddrcn. Towmpond Cocks. iwanl S. Ilr wer, John P. Evans, Rlch ards t.

CTLho ne. Ciar ice Abtvtt. Cornelius H. TieS Joseph W. Mackay.

Frank B. OKllvle. Make up Allan Frasr. Valentine H. Seaman.

Jr. FYe lerick T. Sherman. Hnrry T. Mr.

Connoll. rrence T. W. Mac kay. Cornelius H.

Tiebv.ut. Homer B. Mason. WOMAX IX MYTHOLOGY. CHARACTER AXD ATTRrBUTES OF GODDESSES IX OLYMPIAN THEORY.

A course of ten lectures in the Brooklyn ln stiute deparunent of political science on "Woman's Part in the Civilization of the Race," was begun by Mrs. Mary E. Cralgle at the Art building yesterday morning. Her subject for the first of the series was "The Attributes of Woman in Mythology." Professor Hooper Introduced Mrs. Cralgle with some pertinent remarks concerning the rapid Intellectual and social emancipation of woman in modern times.

There are In Brooklyn today, he said, more youns wo men pursuing the higher education than young men. Indications point to the not distant consummation when' the gentler sex will be on a mental level with, If not superior to, man. Her legal rights are continually being enlarged. Mrs. Cralgie in her addresses did not set The Vaagries of Mr.

Punch Finnish a Motive. WORK OF THEODORE E. SHELDON. Miss Frances Greene Has Supplied the Music, Which Is Said to Be Lively ana Entertaining The Terrible Siege i of Toydom Castle and How it Was Finally Raised Dates of Presentation. The Polytechnic Dramatic association, composed of Polytechnic Institute student.

has about completed elaborate preparations for the production of its annual play. "Mr. Punch" is the title of the piece and the dates set for its presentation are March 13 and 14. The libretto of "Mr. Punch" was written by Theodore llama Sheldon, the an i thor of "Cupid and Psyche." given last year by the association, and which was his first effort in the way of dramatic composition.

1 (From what Is said of the present piece I MR. BONYNGE. AS THE JUMPING JACK. there can be no doubt of the Improvement Mr. Sheldon has gained In one year's experience.

Miss Frances Greene, who has again composed the music for Mr. Sheldon's work, has furnished the principals and chorus of tho play with tuneful melodies, some of which bid fair to become popular. For the plot of the operetta Mr. Sheldon has cleverly utilized the time honored story of Punch and Judy, adapting it. by the addition of characters and scenes of his own imagination, to the requirements of the stage.

The first act takes place in the library oi Punch's house In Toydom Town, where Pierrer.e (Mr. Ogllvie), the niece of Punch (Mr Fra Ber), is discovered asleep in a huge arm chair. At the back of the stage is represent I ed an enormous bookcase, the books there In being labeled with xhe names of ell known heroes and heroines of fairv lore. As the curtain rises, from out the backs of i la VJJ MESSRS. PUTMAN AND ABBOTT, AS AND JEEP.I.

the 'boks come the representative characters who sing a soothing lullaby to While they are thus engaged a grewsome hand of ghosts, goblins and witches appears, only to be driven away by the good fairies, who, after composing the slumber cf Pierrette, vanish as she wakens. Pierrot (Mr. Tauchert). in tho guiso of a chimney sweep, now makes his entrance by way of the chimney and fireplace, and beside thoroughly frightening the dainty mls. her to lall in love with him as he does with her.

Just at a mo: inconvenient moment for thfl VOTltbf 11 lAi'ft; Ptuwb ncbov in n.i.l Pierrot takes refug in the fireplace. Punch vents his wrat. on Pierrette by shutting her up in a large volume of "Ghc si Stories," and mshir.g to the speaking tube, calls down to his cook, "Bridget (Mr. Bums), have that steak rare! Have it Oh. I'm such a bad man!" An amusing scene with Bridget follows, and then Judy (Mr.

Marion) appears. With her Punch has the proverbial quarrel, though this time it is not about the offspring of this odd couple, but over Punch's abnormal tendency to liquid refreshments. The manner in which Punch obtains his liquor is one of the most, original things in tho play. A property dog. bearing on its back an old toby is frequently drawn in at the call of "Toby" by Punch.

Punch fills KiV.VAVw.Vi lfcv Mil. UCRNS, AS mUIXSET. a glass from the toby the papier mache flog 's hack and drinks. After quarreling with Judy, Fundi closes tier in a fokim mm m. i i I I I 1 I 1 i i The double appearance of Madame Bernhardt in Brooklyn on Monday first at a reception given In her honor in the afternoon by Mrs.

Flaimen B. Candler of Monroe place, and second, on the boards of the Academy stage, in tho evening, were topics of absorbing Interest during the week. The fact that Mrs. Cajidler's reception was not the first time that Madame Bernhardt has been entertained at a private house In Brooklyn, seems to have been overlooked in the discussions the affair has called forth, both in and out of print. Some years ago Colonel Henry T.

Chapman of Clinton avenue had among his usual collection of fine paintings one oddly called "Death and the Maiden." It was by Sarah Bernhardt, whose talents as a painter and sculptor vie with her historic ability, lime. Bernhardt had lost all trace of the picture until at a reception tended to her by Colonel Chapman at his house after the performance, she was surprised and delighted to be confronted with her own work. A number of Brooklyn people were then present, the guests of Colonel Chapman, to meet Mnie. Bernhardt. Mrs.

Candler's reception on Monday was a charming and artistic affair. The drawing room presented a beautiful appearance, doeorated only in white lilies out of compliment to Mme. Bernhardt, who Introduces them into one of her plays. Mrs. Candler received her guests dressed in a Dresden silk bodice with dark skirt, and was assisted in receiving by Mrs.

Howard Gihb, whose costume wa3 a Frenchy Louis Quinze coat of green, worn over a skirt of black satin. Mme. Bemhardt's gown was a characteristic of white cloth with trimmings of yellow, the loose folds held In place by a Fedora girdle In which she delights. Necklaces and strings of Jewels were around her neck, and on the much talked of tawney and naturally wavy hair, was a small bonnet composed entirely of violets. Her manner was extremely animated and affable, and her whole appearance so youthful as to make the fact that she was a grandmother almost Incredible.

A collation was served in the diningroom, wttere the flowers and table decorations were in the beautiful shades of red now so much in vogue. About one hundred guests were present. Among a few of them were Mrs. John B. Ladd, Mrs.

Sturgi3 Coffin, Mrs. I. S. Catlin, Mrs. Orlando Hastings.

Mrs. Henry Sheldon, Mrs. Frederick Ward, Mrs. Henry Earle, Mrs. J.

E. Hayes and Mrs. Edward T. Howard. Mme.

Bernhardt was gTeeted later by a crowded house at the Academy, and presented "Izeyl," a play seen here for the first time and written especially for her. The great actress had lost none of her powers of fascination and wonderful force, but as usual portrayed the typo of woman whom one does not admit to one's fireside. It is to he re gretted that happiness has no history nor adventures, and that great acting means to witness the portrayal of great errors, follow ed by the inevitable result of great suffering. Among those noticed in the audience were: Mrs. William P.

Mason and Miss Ma son, 'Mrs. S. B. Chittenden and Miss Chltten den, Mrs. Frederick Ward, Mr.

and Mrs. John Tousey, Mr. and Mrs. Flamen B. Candler, Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Graves. Mrs. Almets Jenks of Joralemon street and the last of her days on Wednesday. Mrs.

Jenks was assisted in receiving by her sisters, Mrs. William Murray and Miss Barry, and by Miss ColtoD. Miss Edith Gibb, Miss Nannfe Mason and Miss Packer. On Wednesday evening Troop A of the na tional guard gave an exhibition drill at the Riding and Driving club. Although this was the third visit of the troop to the club and practically the same maneuvers had been given each time, they are Interesting enough and finely enough executed to bear many more repetitions.

The double riding showing mounting and dismounting on a run, was particularly applauded. The wrestling on horseback was very amusing, and the melee suggested, as was no doubt intended, a realistic picture of tho ignoble red man. The troop was entertained at the Montauk club at supper later. Among the spectators were Mayor Wurster, Mr. and Mrs.

E. H. Litchfield, Mr. and Miss Packard, Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Force, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dreier, General and Mrs.

William C. Wallace, Miss A. L. Glbh, Mrs. Frank Thorp, William V.

Hester, Miss Anita Seairles, Montrose Morris, George Fahys and Miss Ethel Moore. Oc Thursday evening General and Mrs. AI fred C. Barnes, who have just returned from Lakewood, gave a dinner at their home in Pierrepont street. Among the guests were Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Ward, Dr.

and Mrs. French, Mrs. William Van Anden, Colonel Partridse and Mr. Victor Barnes. Mrs.

Samuel E. Vernon of Joralemon street was at home on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Ver non was assisted In receiving by the Misses Marvin, MIsb Mabel Murray and Mrs. Ed ward Bigelow.

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Sylvester Blood gave a duplicate whist party at the Ho tel Margaret, where she is spending the win ter. Mrs. Blood is one of the fine whist play ers of the city and many of her guests also play more than creditable games. A collation was served in the upper dining room, where the table decorations were the color of Amer ican beauties.

A huge bowl of these flowers in the center of the table was afterward sep arated, and each guest presented with a rose About thirty women were present. Among them were Mrs. Edward Betts, Mrs. George Belts, Mrs. James F.

Whitney, Mrs. Howard Cowperthwait, Mrs. William Murray, Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. Beecher, Mrs.

Harry Barber, Miss Hill and Miss Blackford. Mrs. Blood will give a progressive euchre party for charity at the Hotel Margaret on the evening of March 5. The proceeds will be devoted to a children's ward in a hospital. Mrs.

Blood will sail the next day for Bermuda. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beard, nee Jerguson, of Clinton avenue, are now at this popular winter re sort and Mrs. Schuyler Wailden and Miss Mary Hathaway Baldwin of Clinton avenue left for thero on Saturday.

A dramatic and dialect recital Is to be given by Mrs. Waldo Richards on Thursday evening, March 12, at the Pierrepont assembly rooms, Mrs. Richards has appeared twice In Brooklyn though only before small audiences. In both cases sho has worked a charm upon her hearers, ar be opportunity to listen to a whole evening of her selections will doubtless be eagerlj we. coined.

Mrs. Richards possesses the kin I of genius that seems to be equally distributed over humorous, pathetic and dramatic recitations, and her methods are not those of the ordinary parlor elocutionist. Mrs. Richards will appear under the patronage of Mrs. Alfred C.

Barnes, Mrs. Tunis u. llergen, Mrs. St. Clair McKelway, Mrs.

Edward H. Litchfield, Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff, and other women whose names are a guarantee of tho kind of entertainment and audience that may be expected. Tho Civltas meeting to bo held at Pratt's Institute on Wednesday of this week will take place promptly at 2:30 instead of 2:45.

The hostesses for tho afternoon will be Mrs. L. Hastings Arnold, Miss Edith Southard, Mrs. Lo throp Sturges, Mrs. Walter Brewster, Mrs.

A. Bryan Alley, Mrs. John C. Kerr. Mrs.

Walter Wallace, Miss Mllligan, Miss Suzanne MeWlll iams, Mrs. Harry Barber, Mrs. Adolf Smylio and Miss Helena Farrls. Tho young women who will preside over the tea tables are Miss Helen Pratt, Miss Alice Campbell, Miss Mabel Dlckerson and Miss Helen Post. Mrs.

L. Hastings Arnold of Hicks street has issued cards for a tea on Tuesday, March 3, from 1 until 0, to meet Mls3 French of Buffalo, who has lately become engaged to Mr. Hasting Arnold's brother. Brooklyn's first cycle show Is to be inaugurated by tho Cycle club this week and will open In the Ifanson placo armory to morrow evening. Thel characteristic energy of tho committee hail been exortod to make this show all that It sjould be in every respect and should be refimrded with an enthusiastic re sponse on th' part otf cyclists and tho general publio.

Interest in the Brennan Bill Among Flatbusli Firemen. IT MEANS BACK PAY FOE. THEM. A Republican Politician, Who Thinks He Knows, Says it Will Pass It Will Give the Men Who Failed of Appointment in the Regular Department About $1,500 Each Suggested by General Tracy, the Firemen's Counsel. No bill introduced at this session of th legislature has excited so much local Interest in Flatibush as the one submitted last week by Assemblyman Brennan providing for tho grading of volunteer firemen when trans ferred to the paid department In a city of the first class.

There were over three hun dred volunteer firemen in the Twenty ninth word who served under the fire commissioner of Brooklyn from April 25, 1894, when Flatibush was annexed to the city, to January 20, 1896, without pay. These men were under no obligation to continue In the serv ice of the volunteer are department, ana had they resigned in a body the city would have been compelled at once to establish a paid fire department in the Twenty ninth ward. The men, however, stuck to their posts, believing that in the end they would be recompensed for their work, either by appointments to the regular force or by being paid a certain sum for each week cf service from tho day of annexation untH' they were disbanded by the installation ot the paid department, an event that 'was to take place as soon as engine houses could be erected. Tho anticipated six months of service by the Flatbush volunteer firemen after annexation lengthened into twenty one months. Not nearly as many of them were appointed to tho regular force as had been expected, 45 out of 350.

The volunteers who were not taken into th paid department then set to work to secur some compensation for the service they had done to the city. They were told toy a lawyer that they had a good case, but the trouble was that there was no fund out of which to pay them, and tho city authorities had no power to appropriate money for that purpose. The only way they could get tneir pay, said the lawyer, was by special legislation. "So a bill was drawn up stipulating that tne ex volunteer firemen of Flatfbusa be paid ait the rate of $18 a week for the time they served sinco annexation," said one of them to am Eagle reporter last night. "This hill, however, was never introduced because when Mayor Wurster was asked whether he would sign such a measure he said, very deter mindedly." Since there was about $1,500 at stake for each of 'the men, they decided to "pool their interests.

They secured General Tracy's serv ices, and it 'is believed that the Brennan bill was suggested by him. TMs measure does not provide for special legislation, but a general law affecting the volunteer firemen of tho whole state, though as a matter of fact it will, If passed, be applicable only to county towns annexed by New York and Brooklyn. Thus the volunteer firemen of Gravesend, New Utrecht, New Lots Flat lands would be estltled to pay at the rate of $18 per week, from the time of annexation until the Installation of the regular forca these towns. The Eagle reporter was told by a well known Republican politician that the Brennan bill would probably pass both houses without opposition, and receive the signature of the governor. He added: "In tne opinion of every fair minded man fch volunteer firemen who served the city after annexation are entitled to pay the same as the regulars.

The city furnished them with supplies, paldV rent for the engine house, and thus rec ognized them as its servants." FLATBUSH BIRTHDAY PARTY. John Werner ot East Broadway, Flat Dush, commander of Kerswlll post No. 149, G. A. celebrated the 50th anniversary of his birth last night with a surprise party.

A large number of his friends came to his residence to congratulate him and wish him many returns of the day and they brought with them more than sufficient musical talent and knowledge of euchre to make the evening pass very pleasantly until 10 o'clock, when suppe was served. Then the parlors were clear' for dancing, which lasted up to Among those present were: Bx Pollce Comm William K. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. John YV.

Werner. Mr. and Mrs. W. Dre Mr.

and Mrs. W. Cast Mr. and Mrs. Henry asatle.

Mr. nd Mrfi. John Norton. Mr. and Mrs.

"WiUkim Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. A. McNeill, Mr. and Mrs.

Wllllom Bull, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Welder, sr.

Mr. ami Mrs. John J. Werner. Mr.

and Mrs. Herman Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11.

McClean, Mr. nnd Mrs. Kdwarvl C. a rr. Mrs.

and Mrs. John Travis. F. Lawrence, John D. Barlow, Professor John Xorton, Richard Seh mldt, Anthon Palmer, William IiuGl.

Rupert Werner, Willi Sohmldt. Frederick and Luther Werner, the Mlasefl Entma, Llx.le, Jessie and Annie Bull. Mamie and Schmidt, Susan Banks, Ll'la Palmer, Llla and Katie Werner, May MacKay, Blanche Etlll mlr. Minnie Schmaff. Annie Pl aite.

Mamie Drew, Belle McNeil and Margaret ClarkrofT. THE STORM IX THE SUBURBS. Y'esterday was an unusually disagreeabla one for residents in the annexed districts. Water stood in pools in the streets and in some instances were deep enough to float skiffs. To cross the boulevard at the parlc circle rubber boots were needed.

At Windsor Terrace streams of water rushed down Coney Island road and made life unpleasant for trolley patrons. In many places pedestrians were obliged to walk on the tracks of the railroad to get home, the walks being covered with water. When the rain was falling fastest passengers for Flatbush, were obliged to transfer from tho cars from Coney Island, an unpleasant experience. Firemen in various parts ot the Twenty ninth ward were out with shovels turning the water away from the new engine houses. CHURCH SOCIETY ENTERTAINED.

Tho members of the Young People's society of tho First Baptist church in Flat bush were entertained on Wednesday evening at tho residence of Mrs. George McKeachie, on Linden boulevard. Among Mrs. Mc Keachle's guests were: The liev. and Mrs.

Henry J. Guller, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.

Mvirrcll. Mr. and Mrs. A. W.

Dempeey, Mr. and Mrs. G. McKeachie, Mrs. Beeken.

Mrs. Anderson. Miss Emma McKeachie, Miss Mary Cook, the Misses Mury and Jessie Fenton, th Misses Blsle and Edith Ackerman, Miss Lydla IVarwexi, Miss N'eltle 'Hnrwoou, James Morrell, Alexander Fenton, Stanley Wells and Freemaa Wells. PINK TEA IN PARKVILLE. A pink tea, successful socially and financially, was given last evening at the parsonage of the Rev.

B. A. Gllman, pastor of the Mothodlst church, Parkville. The decorations were in pink, as were the gowns worn by the women of the Ladies' Aid society, under whose auspices the tea was held. Tha committee which had the planning of the tea v.

ire Mrs. Malry, Miss Fanny Drlscoll, Miss Carrio Moger and Miss Dlrsch. The attendance was large. BATH BEACH LEAP YEAR PARTY. A leap year party was held at the home of Peter Moore, Benson avenue and Bay Twenty second street, Bath Beach, last night.

The young women did all the honors and succeeded very well in entertaining their friends. Those present were: Miss Jessie Stlllwell. Miss Ryder. Miss Gertrude Hyder, Clifford Duryea, Percy Deacon, Alfred Desu'on, Miss PHebe Morse. Miss May Morse, Miss Margaret Morse, Miss Georffie Morse, Gorffa Iai Sauviuce, Frederick Petz, MIhs Florence Lent, Miss Hirtli Howard, Miss Winifred Durham, Mia Jjlllle Newbury, James Wakeley, lleuben Way, George Johnson, Jacob Moore.

WILL ATTEND SERVICE. Accepting the invitation of the Rev. Dr. Hull, pastcT of the Greenwood Baptist church, FotiTith avenue and Fifteenth street. Volunteer commandery, Order of tho Golden Cross, of Windsor Terrace, will attend divine service this evening.

Probably a hundred members will attend In a body, marching to tin church In military order. MRS. ARTHURS' RECEPTION. A reception was held at tho home of Mr. and Mrs.

Arthurs, 17 Greenwood avenue, Windsor Terrace, last evening. Thirty guests spent an enjoyable evening with dancing and games, after which refreshments wore served. Much amusement was afforded by Albert Smith, v(ho gave a slolght of hand A. E. Shepherd Eeturns to Washington a Wealthy Man.

HE MADE MONEY IN CHIHUAHUA. An Enterprising Man Who Has Had Many Ups and Downs With Fortune. How the National Capital Was Beautified Under His Direction Mining Methods Beyond the Rio Grande The Silver Problem. Washington, D. February 29 The man who made Washington the most beautiful capital of the world is spending the winter here.

He took the city when it was a mud hole. When he left it it had more than one hundred miles of beautiful streets, shaded by more than ten thousand trees and over 523,000,000 had been spent upon its improvement. I refer to Governor Alexander It. Shepherd. When he first took charge of the public works here he was worth $250,000.

He had begun life without a cent, but at 35 he had made a quarter of a million, and lie then had an income of from $25,000 to a year. He remained in public life for seven years. When he left It ho found himself more than a million dollar? in debt and with assets hardly equal to his liabilities. His creditors did not press him, but he saw that it would be uphill work making money in Washington and ho left and went to Mexico to retrieve his fortunes. For the post fifteen years ho has been living in the mountains of the norohern part of our sister republic.

He has found In the Chihuahua mines a treasure equal to that of the famous cave of Monte Cristo and ho now comes back prospectively one of the richest men of the world. The story of Governor Shepherd's career is most interesting. I chatted with him about it last night. Said he: "I was born here In Washington. My father died when I was 11 years old.

He left some property, but owing to bad administration, my mother got none of it, aDd she had to open a boarding house to pay her expenses. When I was 12 years I began my life work as a carpenter's apprentice and I learned ALEXANDER R. SHEPHERD. two trades within the next six years, not like carpenter work and I gave I did it up because one of my employers could not ap predate my ability. At least I thought he did not.

You see. I got up early every morning to make the fires for mother. One morning she was not well and I had to also get the breakfast. The result was that I did not get started to work until about 7:30 o'clock. It was nearly a mile from the lumber yard to the house which we were building.

I had to carry a lot of boards on my 'back from the yard to tho house. This took me some time and it was o'clock before I got there. I went to work at once nailing on clapboards. I remember I was on the ladder pounding away when my employer, a squeaky voiced Jew, screeched out a scolding at me for being so late. He said that I was lazy and would never amount to anything.

He said It. too, in such a way that it made me angry and 1 threw the hatchet at him and told him I would have nothing more to do with his work." "Did you hit him?" I asked. "No," replied Governor Shepherd, "but I stopped work. The hatchet came very near him, and I don't think he wanted to hold me. The result was that I left carpenter work.

The next thing I got Into was a plumbing establishment. I learned the trade and soon became a partner in the business. I afterward bought out my other partner. I then turned my attention to building houses and investing in real estate. It was not hard to make money then, it seemed to me, and the day I was 35 I had made about $250,000, and had an income of about $50., 000 a year." "How did you happen to take charge of the improvement of Washington?" I asked.

"It came from the talk of moving the capital West to St. Louis. I was interested In Washington city and I wanted the capital kept here. You can hardly appreciate the condition of this city at that time. It had a bad reputation In many parts of the Xorth.

The people were disgusted with the disloyalty that existed here during the wax. After the war ended we had a carpet bag government, and negroes were employed In cleaning the gutters with knives, ten men not doing the work of one man, and each getting a day. The streets were mud holes and all sorts of dirt was thrown out into them. The government was paying no taxes to speak of, and in seventy years, out of about $16,000,000 whioh was spent for the improvement of the capital. Uncle Sam had paid less than $.1,000.

000. This was the case, notwithstanding that the government had agreed at the time It made Washington the capital city to pay Its share of the taxes. It had received the fee simple title to all the streets for nothing, and it had gotten every alternate let, receiving all told about 6G per cent, of the property of Washington. I thought that the government ougt to pay at least half the taxes, and that It ought to aid in the improvement of the city. I did not think the capital ought to be moved and I devoted myself to keeping it here and to Its Improvement.

In order to do this a res olution ior a new government had to be pushed through congress. We organized a committee for the purpose, and we snent a great deal of money. Wo finally succeeded. mm asiungion ror a tim had a territorial government with a hoard of public works ap pointed by the President. General Grant wis tnmi in tne White House.

He made me the chief of this beard and we began our work of Improving the streets. We kept it up several years, spending all tOl more than 000 and making Washington the beautiful 'city It is. "In the meantime my business went to pieces, and I awoke to find that I hnd less than of assets and 000 of In ueoieiiness. crei itors owed mo to work my way out, but 1 saw that It would be an awful Job for me to make a second for tune in vv i Dad failed, and muii wno is down cannot easilv command tho hearty support of his friends. I had good friends, but.

I concluded that I would go eisewnere anil strike out anew." "How old were you then, governor? I asieu. "I was then 43 years of age," was the reply. just airouc uns tunc was In York city, aim ileum tuere of the Ilat'inilns mines In Mexico. They belonged to Well Fargo ami were offered fur sale. i obtained an option on them at $1,000,000.

I knew nothing about mining, but 1 took a minit.g engineer and others and went to Mexico. The engineer repr.rti the mines very valuable, and the result, was that I ors. infzed a company anil bought them for $1,000,000. 1 then took went i Mexico to work them. I thought that Iho i remainder of tho money I could get out of the mines.

I h. id not been work very long Ix'foTe I found that I had lx cn i) reived by tho engineer. The mines ha 1 been only partially opened. He had estl mated that there was at least SllOo.it'iO worth of silver in the pillars of the mine. I expected this to supply the funds for carrying on tho work.

I took out the' pll liars. They netted Just OOn. then lo my mining as 1 eould. the governor continued. "I had to use all sorts of shifts, getting tho monev out of the mine as I went along.

I Upr.t this tin for vears Irreatlv imnrovlnr 1,113 reuuy unpruinfc I the property, until I have now taken out I about S10.500.000 worth of silver, almost all Ull After laying out the doctor with his "terrible, terrible club." Puncn flies. Judy escapes from the couch and vows vengeance. Pierrot now returns in hope of seeing Pierrette and, finding her gone, despairs, hut Is encouraged by the Fairy Tales, who place an army of tin soldiers at his disposal to aid in the rescue of Pierrette. The act tne slficliers and Pierrot. The second act discloses the exterior of Punch's sub unian residence, i oyciom casue, ana nero tne best work of Miss Greene Is apparent in the duet by Punch and Pierrette, with a frog chorus, the orchestration being arranged bv Carl Venth.

Punch and Pierrette enter the castle and the tin soldiers, with Pierrot in mmmanrl, arrive. Here Punch, who is snmo what of diplomat, as drawn by Mr. Shel don. lets loose some French dolls, who quiuk ly captivate the hearts of the tin soldiers and lure them into the castle, leaving Pior rot powerless. As the luckless lover is bemoaning his fate the ogre (Mr.

Mackay). an ally Punch, creeps stealthily upon him and takes him prisoner. A verse of The Ogre's song is worth repeating: Aha. I have you now! A dainty morsel you will make. Just plump enouph I vow! You will nppease my hunpwr ach.

For I dote upon chubby kids: I eat them with ghittonnuR relish. To me they an? served. "With snake's eyes preserved. And toads on the eivle to embellish. oo, wouffh I'm an ogre of bluest blood.

My ancestry dates to the em Silurian My characteristics are nil epicurean. When children once Ret In my mesh. Then and there they are ycleped "Mud." A diet of human flesh. Is mett for an opre of blood blue blood; For an opre of bluest blood. Judy, the Doctor.

Bridget, Great. Caesar? Ghost and the Jumping Jack now come on the scene, hot on Punch's trail, and after many amusing incidents with the latter, who comes out from time to time on the battlements of. the castle and jeers his pursuers, they inform Punch that they intend to starve him out. JAMES TV. MAC KAY, AS THE OGRE.

Punch and his robber henchmen and Judy with her friends sing the chorus, which closes this act. In the third act the interior of the castle is sbbwn. The curtain rises on the dolls and soldiers blissfully singing to each other the following words: Love's r.aai Is liphted. Our troths are plighted: Our sweethearts here we found. Our hearts together.

By Cupid's tether. Are gently bound. Dolls. In dulcet strains. Our sighing swaln.

Their honeyed nothings voice. Soldiers. Each dainty maid. Her eliarms arrayed. Has found her choice.

Both. T.T'ir.' ther we stroll about In bliss, I stowlng oft' a lingering kiss, happiness Is ours; rwif: lly the srolden hours. This meeting win our Uvea imbue. With colors in hue. The robber chiefs who are nc suffering intense hunger and dare not stir outside the castle walls for fear of the apparition of Cae ar.

follow the chorut. 'of dolls and with a hungry sextet which is said to be very funny. It .4 I ALT.AK FRA7.F.R. AS PUNCH. AXD RICHARD M.

CAHOONK, AS GREAT CAESER'S GHOST. up to represent gingerbread men, enter and perform a grotesque dance. The rohbers complaining to Punch of their dire need of food, he hits upon the novel though rather tart'iing scheme of having them feast on the po. gingerbread men. This Is dene, but retrilmtict.

Us swift and the pangs of indigestion make the lives of the rebbers miserable. The dolls and soldiers, now be cin to crave bon bons and biscuit tortonis, i the romanticism of their engagements hav Itik worn off a trifle. Punch, of course, Is 1 unable to furnish these tit olts. but to keep I tho iiul tha soldiers with him he offers to give them a vaudeville performance. This Is agived upon, and some amusing dialogue and singing ensue.

Following this several excellent spoeialtlos arc interpolated, and at the height of the festivities the ogre rushes in and makes blood curdling preparations to devour the captive Pierrot. Punch remonstrates with him, though in vain, and just whwi Pierrette's lover i's about to give up all hope the robber chief runs brcathlcs sly in and informs Punch that the besieging party outside have and that there Is a huge loar or bread the portcullis. Punch laughs wi fn g.ee, aaW remarking, "Now we'll have bread to I burs I should say to orders the I PTtA VT. R. nntLVIE AS AND i I i i i I I i i Six fellows, gotten 1 i i tell you that Mexico has been coining for years silver at the rate of $22,000,000 annually.

There ore enormous amounts of gold in Mexico. Take the country along the Pacific coast down as far as Mazatlan. There are a half dozen Cal ifornlas In this strip of country, with more than California's riches. Why, if we could have a railroad built from the Pacific to the Batopllas mines, I believe inside of a year there would be 50,000 miners in that territory alone. There are good gold mines near us, and in all of my prospecting in Mexico I have yet to find a place where there were not traces of gold." "How about the old gold mines of Mexico, governor? Are any of them good?" "Yes," replied Governor Shepherd.

"The Spaniards did not understand the geological conditions that produce silver. They thought that all of the ore was on the surface, whereas the best of the veins are far down. Mines which have been abandoned for years are now being reopened, and many of the abandoned mines are producing large outputs of silver and gold." "How about the dumps of refuse'about these mines, governor? I have been told that the MexicanB got out only a part of the silver and gold, and that the dumps can be worked over at a good profit." "That Is a mistake," was the reply. "The Mexicans mine very well and It does not pay to work over their refusg. We had the idea that we could make a groat deal out of that at Batopllas, and we estimated that it would produce a good profit per ton.

It paid only a very small percentage over the cost of working." "How about the sarety of Mexico, governor? Can Americans go there and mine without danger of losing their lives?" "Of course they can," was the reply. "Property and life are as safe in most parts of Mexico as they are In the United States. President Diaz has a good government, and the day of revolutions seems to nave passed away. Now and then there is a little scare on the frontier, but such so called revolutions amount to nothing. Take that of 1S9 S.

It consisted of a conspiracy which was made up by some men at El Paso to rob one of our trains. About forty vagabonds on the American side of the line united with forty vagabonds on tho Mexican side and planned to rib us. We got a telegram from the bank at CWhuahua n'ot to send out the train, and when the robbers appeared they failed to find our men and dispersed. Their band was spoken as that of a revolution. President Diaz sent same of his sold'iers up to the mine, and they cleaned out the robbers." "How are times Mexico, governor? Has net the demonetiraitl'on of silver injured the country?" "I think not," replied Governor Shepherd.

"Mexico is very prosperous, and that notwithstanding Miat for four years the crops have failed, and there has been considerable famine. This demonetization of sliver acts as a protective tariff for Mexico. It keeps out foreign goods which are sold at gold prices by making them too expensive, and the result is that the Mexicans are establishing all kinds of factories. It Is the satme In Japan and will be the same in China. The Japanese are now making most of their own cottons and China is establishing cotton mills.

We are, I think, likely to ruin ourselves It we keep up our present policy. We are trying to establish free trade, and, by our demonetization of silver, are not only admitting the goods of the sliver nations free, but are forcing them to keep out our goods by the protection of gold. They have the cheapest labor In the world, and they are manufacturing on a sliver basis. They are selling on a gold basis, and they will in time he the richest people in the world." "What do you th'Ink should be done as to the silver question, governor?" "I am In favor of both metals," was the reply, "and I think that the United States ought to be big enough to be able to control Its own currency. S'lver ought to be used as money.

This country could control tho world in that matter, and could force bl met alllsm on Europe within less than three months, I don't care much at what ratio. Let us say we will use silver as money at the ratio of 20 to 1, or even at 2i to 1, and within three months the great nations will be glad to adopt It at IC to 1. They cannot help it. What is the status of gold and silver In the world today? The gold is belrg gathered In and hoard ed. France has $700,000,000 much more than all the rest.

She will not spend It, and she uses as her circulating medium silver, of which she has Just as much. Russia will not pay out an ounce of gold. She is keeping It with a view to a possible war, and France and Russia now to a large extent control the gold of the world. Germany is being eaten up by her army. Her people are patriotic and they stand the expenses, but this cannot last.

In case of such an action by congress as I have proposed. England would be the first to come to time. If we should adopt a sliver basis, we would get the trade with Asia and Mexico and South America. We would have better wages, higher prices, and we would put ourselves right to the front In the fight for the business of the silver using nations, which Is to be one of the chief businesses of the future." "Governor Shepherd," said "you were In ccarge of the government work of Washington at the time of the famous scandal regarding the De Golyer pavement. Was Garfield really Interested in It?" "Garfield had no money interest in the matter, I am sure," replied Governor Shepherd.

"He was, however, one of the most foolish men as to such things that I have ever known. He was so innocent that he did not realize how other men might use him to accomplish their ends. This was the rase with the Do Golyer business. Some sharp fellows from Chicago wanted to induce congress to adopt the Do Golyer pavement. They secured the services of Colonel Dick Parsons of Cleveland, and through him got the aid of Garfield.

Garfield came with these men to see me about my recommending the resolution to congress. He was at this time the head of the appropriations committee of the houso. I refused to grant his request, but asked him to wa't a minute after tho other men had 1' 'rt 1 then showed him how his action in the matter would look. Said 'Here you are. the head of the committee on appropriations, and I am in charge of the public works.

Theso men expect to make money out of their pavement and you come with them and ask mo to recommend that it be adopted. Don't you see that if there should bo an Investigation they will sas that you and I are getting some money out of the business and that you will probably be charged with i was thunderstruck," Governor I Shetihord went on. "He threw un his hands and told me that he saw he had made a great mistake. He had no idea of there being anything wrong In the matter. Shortly after this tho investigation occurred.

Senator Thurman examined me. He asked me who had approached me on behalf of the contractors, and IT any congressmen had attempted to Influence me. I replied that it might be so, that I had many congressmen I among my callers, and that they wanted everything under the sun. He then asked me if General Garfield had not called upon me. I replied that 1 could not remember nil nf my callers, that every man In congress.

It seemed to mo, had been at my office an ax to grind for himself or his friends and that the only man whom I could remember who hnd not su appeared was tho honorable senator himself. This compliment was s.i bniid that it tickled old Senator Thurman. He laughed and turned tho examination, much to my relief, to other subjects." FRAXK G. CARPENTER. LUNCHEON' TO MR.

Ij. Doughty of 643 Greene avenue was yesterday tho guest of a number of his business associates at a luncheon that had been arranged to celebrate his fortieth year In business. When ho reached his office in the Homo Insurance company's building, New York, yesterday morning ho found the desk he has used for over half a century decked in flowers and his friends thcro to enjoy his surorlse and to tender their congratulations. forth the fundamental meaning of all my thedogy so called, ancient and modern, but confined her discourse to a sketching and interpretation of some of the concrete beliefs. She spoke of the beauty of the antique conceptions of man's relation to the universe and said that wo need to purge our minds cf latter day matter of factness in order to appreciate them.

Great truths are to be found enwrapped in the simple fables of Paganism as well as In the Christian mythology. The essential brotherhood of man. whethtrr ho dwells in China. Greece or Egypt, is the important fact which the study of various my thlrglex teaches us. Women held a high place In the Greek religion.

Rhea was the wife of Cronos, as Hcmer tells, and the mother of Jove. From her sprang the entire Olympian dynasty, headed by Jove, Xeptune and Pluto. Cronos sought to circumvent Kate more powerful than himself, which said that he should be overthrown by his own chiidTen, by consuming his heirs as fast as they were horn. It was Rhea' weman's wit that presented Cronos on the birth of Jove with a heavy stone wrapped In swaddling clothes, which the cannl bal'Istlc father swallowed under the impression that It was his latest offspring. The gtrddess Hestia and Vesta, presiding over the earth, was a much honored deity.

She was represented as equal In age with Jove. The sacred order of vesta! virgins kept lamps burning in her temples for ten centuries. The glory and power cr olden sandaled Juno Is celebrated throughout the Iliad. Pallas Minerva, goddess war, the arts and of wisdom, sprang full armed from the head of the O'lympian father. She was particularly reverenced for he: knowledge.

PLAYED DOVE EUCHRE. On Friday afternoon Mrs. Eugene Holmes Byrne entertained her friends at her resi dence, 1,201 Dean stmet, with a dove etichro contest. Mrs. ISyrue was assisted by her sisters.

Misses Go jrgio and Jessie Holmes. Handsome prizes were awarded the successful players and supper was served at 5 o'clock. Ihe guest were: a. John Ur. iison, ii: n.

G. TV. Hcd. Mrs. Herbert Mrs.

Wholan, mV'" IlNii K. rI Norton, MjHj N. P. Florence Dame, Ml. Uintcfnorn.

Mi s. Miss E. l.ln man. Ml L. Oilpin.

Mi. s. Uiulfttr. Miss E. White.

Miss Ksieiie l.runOw. Mum Ixa Bach. Miss Mtth.c.vM. Mis o. Matthews.

MJss M. MUsa Bwuda Hart. Silas Uortha Hart. EMIL, A. TANC1IERT AS PIERP.OT.

couch, and, thinking he is wcl! rid of hop, holds high carnival uii'Ul srared out of hia wits almost by the appearance o.f the ghost of Caesar (Mr. Cahoonc), who singes tho foll cwing soii: Tlie otlK In th' arv ThyM 't iv.um: a niiivvrT. They 1111 r.iy wil); Their a lilijs, it strnily To so ii1' Nm.Ul ciilldrea A nice 4 in. fai'h. a ny oM wra lth Tn make it UU know oiisl'nvss, nn; a f.

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