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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

ALBANY. Jan. B.-Ihe Jury Ia the case
az the saale OF New York against Thom-
a. O. Plalf, 20 east him frum tbs pesi
tion Of ouarantine coumissioBeE rf the
cItV az New York on he ground thai be
q ilca 4 Fnsidsna cf that city. this mcrn-
Iua returned 4 gsrdict against Piaii.
N. Plaft rs denied nsw trial. A
formal order was entesed onsting him
IRON he posigion and compelling him
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14
TERRIBLE MlZZaRD.
many Resple Lsst an1
Rrsnem 90 Deaah.


4uEkARux1s Einn. San. A-Re-
pofl fran al o41g lAa naEfhman. fkfl-
e4t1 thaa the pGsgaxlinN hlizaanA lH tha
BuRzf ed mngs extsudea af khs es1snr.
les ara ~ op1Iationa 8 kr1m ffe Rtak-
- q Lake MlehinAn, but Mfnneaola
and Dako1n are tha worst nul4trefa. Or
~ fo46s raunfnG WeHt from heRa sil
fzaIaA,a are abanfoned en1 nanrnnnsF
ezninn IRE run a lDna Intervals. thnaah
every eacEt b bsinR nads 10 ksep them
nng4ina.
AZ Hnron. Dak1ss, tks hlinnszd ana
fna aiF with bIindlhk annw. a iks1
bnainaaB nnn taaf fheir var ca ihaIp
drives from home % of3aa.
An inAxpsEieneod taaHheE diaufzse1
has asA0laEs ln TIE ataFu ai neon yea
eeEdaY, ard they wera rnannaf nRls -
extraordinary e4ogl1. Nan oRNanins:i
themselves u parties of tnn cash.
armed with q hmndra6 kan4 Eape. ana
mnrchiDR n line, gathered nlI ne lost
ehildren II but ono child. uho q. doubt
les, frozen % oeElh. HnIIroad nhop
whistles were kepl blowing. 10 Rise peo-
pie oul ID the ef1xm fheiK beasinQgs AZ
FARGO The storm Wag ihe Uorz1 10 eighty
years, with TIE msBouFy a. ~ daagoss
below zero and q hnFFieane bIoWiun.
Jamestown and The northern branch of
the Northern faslac 4 entirely plugged
up. AZ RioKses Dakota, the wind blew
sixty miles an hcur, and tha roadb are
blookadsd taFFihly. At Eeiche. Dakota,
b3 degrees bel0W zsro vas reached. On
tie Northern Paai6e ell txsnscoutiusnt-
81 trains COS stuck yesterday. This
m0fuine the blfzzzrd's force is aImoaf
spent. and trains will soon Be moving
regularly.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

MuxEkPuzzs, Jen. 13.--The y0nraaFs
Winnepeg spe1iai eass: In re evenf q
aha dsfoat Of the Harrison Rovsrnmants
which ismow Regarded - eeFt1iDs 0resn-
ways ezhinss vii eonsist ef AayoR
yones, of Wfnnepsz. lsaae Campbell 3
Winnepea lawyer, and Mr.. PfandeTRaaf
The latter EepfegtuflnQ ths kEsnoh eie-
msnf. It h prnposed % fern . penal
eoleny for ths damlzion II Arthab saeA.
4 "a nuxthwasa AialKset.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

MuOR, Dak., Jan. 1s. NO trains
are moving yst. TIE storm has aba ted.
hat ne ufnd b Etiil blowing. II was b
dearees beIew zero this noFnin9. Az
tsrnua vii Be made tomoRF0w 10 opan
the cuts and mevs the paBsenGers.
Tbere d fourteen inches % snoW on
fhe level. which is badly dEifted. Jea.
Rnish and two sons, aRsd Is and II,
gfarted for Load Of hay SIX miles fsom
1own, on the l1ih Instant and have nol
sinus been heard from. Search parties
arp out today. Several ether people
ars missing. but are supposed % have
taken refuge in some claim shanfaea.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

l1e Unfon Ea1ins ase snaa bpuna e
Culemo14 NaoraakA. mnne ha4inq
nEFtvAd here f1s So hourR Tba kEnins
a - 11n1e Es arn a1zo hIoeknae1 and
ltoD = - 5 houls bshind tina. Thn
huxilnRso1 rad Il rnnnima tfninn meaE-
u % sehs1u1e tima, being helareH hnt
tEo e tk4na knnre
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

AxNnsroN, Ala, Jan. Ia-R. II. Evans
and ". r. Williams killed each other
at the Parker House yesterday. Vii
llams WIS propfistof and Evans ard
wife we're b0afders. Williams made
ohisotioDs 70 them some days ago and
words passed between them. Mr.. EvAus
Fseurned yesterday afternoon intuxieat
"a and renewed tie officially and began
firinR. Evans emp.ied I've barrels and
Williams four. When Williams fired
his last shot they were down on the
aooF taRsiher and The powder burned
FVansis coat. Williams killed EvaGs
after be himself had received mortal
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

81. PAux. Jan. l3.-Ths ueather re-
ports resolved shia naokufna from va
Fions points along fhe vaxians railroads
were diseouraeinR. and u vas decided
% abandon the running Of trains lt h
thouRht that aome Of the branch lines
Ia Minnesota and Dak01a viii be closed
fer six weeks. Il u feared that the
worst IL 20 come. The Wind Il blowing
hard on al lines today, and cata are be-
ing 6lled ID 90 fast as they are pumped
ous. The storm Of yesterday is nov
raging II lows, besides that anolher
storm or 9 continuation OF the present
one iaexpe0tsd 60 strike Minnesota on
Sunday, Ia which ease there Z no telling
What the result will be e Il raging In
Idaho today, and wi9h the therm0nieler
e various points along the Northern
Pacific as low as tsn degrees below zero.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

OLESExANp. Jan. I1.--Ihs annunl
meetine of We Western Iron Ora Anao.
citation today adopted q memofial n
oonRre1s DEMONSTRATING araine1 fha r.
moVAa q Feeuestan of sc duty on iron
ore. After Eecliina the immanaa To-
teresss Involved In iron and ila lfana-
portati11s tne memorial declared that
u The duty vas lowered u wonld nioaa
many mines. d n also claimed thaa
the present duty Of 1b eents per con "a
insufficient 20 allow eompoilfion with
faFolQn ruaRknta.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

Reports from the norshwsat iudioale
that cold wave With high Wind is eo1n-
inc from that dirseiion. In fact thines
look 90 dubious that the railroad men
will not venture en opinion as 10 when
sFafie viii aRaiu be resumed. Each
iine h puttfng forth every effort 10 keep
tbeiF Chieaeo ilne open, but even that
b almost aI ir1possibiliiy. At noon ~
oay net train had come IN. The Stage
which left WGnhhnKn yesterday for Bis
mark Dakota, thai should have reached
its destination last night, has not yet
heen heard from. II Is supposed % be
lost In the blizzard. At Fergus Falls,
Minnesota, no trains ara expected until
Sunday. TIE Thermometer is % de-
greeG below zero. All schools we're
closed "a Dnluth, Minnesota, yesterday
afternoon. Sc Paul trains cot IN this
meEninR. The Omaha trains this morn
ing have not been heard from. Ne
Northern Pacidc trains have arrived or
departed. AZ Clear Lake, Minnesota.
The nsTih and south bo1nd Northern
Paci6e trains ere showed u moss 10
noes. Al OxUoksson, Minnesota, there
have been no trains for two days. u
began blowing yesterday, and piled the
snow IN drilt8 1s feet high.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

81. RAuf, Jan. l3.--Iha storm cleared
up today, but eli the trains aFe bohlnd.
Tomorrow Efforts Will b. made b unea
the main lines. AZ 10 D. m. aha tliaRs
momter is twenty degrees below eego.
Aoglces ere the aams from Duluth.
Sc. Pierre. Dakota, repcrte a. nbafamanf
Of The Storm, with the shegmomnter
twenty -three degrees balow asro ana
falling. 0geat fears are entertained
for freiRhtsFa and faEznoEa oannhf IN
the blizzard.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

BKnLm, Jan. l8.--Doutoss Hehrades
aud Howell, who are et San R8ma, 3.
sued q huiletln todny saying fhat ths
symptoms ef the crown princess ailman1
durlng she Lass fuEiniahf have consisted
Of somewhat more pf0nOuncea nature.
The swelling is on left eEde o. he Ial-
yux, with inhammaioFs irritation which
extended somewhat over The mnnoaa
membrane Of the larynx. AZ lhe nams
time more abundant ssoratlon of tie
mae0ug is peroeptihle, whiGh lika fha
inGammailnn itself is diaappanFinR.
Tue prince's general health Il prstly
uuod
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

FauLxTez, Dakota. Jan. I3s- TIE
Nest teEEfhe storm ever witnessed In
this Iaaifnde hes been upan % foR ths
Iasl - hoafG u rsached iis uorat yss-
ssraay, and from 10 o'elock until dark
aheEa Was nos Ten mfnutos that she
buildinRs on the oppozits side of The
street. cO1ld be sesn. Tha cir WAs fuil
of sn0w and the wtnd was Blowing .
aals fFom the northwest. The meEcnFy
gradually dEopped frem eboas 70 de-
dask. Ths teachers and nnoat Of The
snnool oe ths I've iewes departments of
cor sehaol wers eonpaued 20 remain h
the sshoel roam azi nfght, provisions
being carried % thena. R0pes we're
streiahed fro@ the corner Of MRin
ssrset 20 tks sshool hsa1s. easbllnR
them csrFytnR p7oSis.cns % e0ms and
80 vita safety.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

CmcrmnArt. Jan. 18.-In The Trial q
Bsnfaasin Hopklna, assistant easnief o.
- Bfaellty National Bank. u The
Unitsd states court To-Day, John Yoweil
taid hos he was cailed hfief bo'eiosk
- Jnns llth 81 HIr. HarpeE, 70 make ~
4 ruilfioa dollars of securities fo esnd -
ehe Oheznieni National Bank u NeH
YrFk, and how, 90 bis wag % ne ex-
prazs ofsce with u, be Des Hopkins uho
assisted IN ssndinR Il. }. W Wiltshire
hsssanad lhaa Hspkins was present when
de- cxiled ca HaTpef 20 arrange aooul
anfnc % ChtsaEo Niih t6U.oo9 fer the
hrnkara He sai4 tkAl Hopkins Wsnl
eul 70 talsphona fos Heyt 70 80 With
hin.
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The rnsr,s Rnesas mlna.

vrMMMk. 1mn. 13--Tbe Press den0Gn-
sss fte ean1fnued ait9mpls 90 mislea1
fhs CEEsis paeiAe and epFiGht mi1d. IL
ae-iarsa thai eeFlafn R1saian diplo-
mnte ara now aryinR 10 tmpEeaR ehe
fjTsr wish The hslisf thas Austria h nFg-
is tha Sultan b reeoGnizs REino keE-
6inapd a PFines of Bn1eariA. ~In tAs
in1ereas o1 paane,n oonainned tha pmpgs,
- u necessary 20 unuaHk and oE1w a&
/ trukfnn % his go in1EfEEa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

=
<KpER o. TAPS ALLIANCE 3EAx-
L - Gasp. ls s.ss.. :. ss,sI r. Neseal. =
s7.ek Al mzU66la Ezf41led te ol1a1f
..s~.sossff. q HNu4sut. Hr1EIanrf.
f,gs's FNzMaAn. urE1ElNag AA4 1G2&aaa
500 HHAnnEMGA. Becne1uH1 3nl ~
= raUIak MKEzzna or WksaIaaf0e
Ssssr,cn. every ansun6nE. A. 9M4 3. a.. a fl.aGr
<~fi n O1aFa Aum94 fNB1n CGnnE3t 10 n
s'sri1 ssson6 s9t1l4ag - eae1 mon1k ep1
~ ANDaeU.B AND cAEEDoHEAN s0cHE.
N ~ meess every 1an61&g ~ 3 .. ~, d nasan
X Fe1ier Lanry hlSeE. Al EnasS Gn1zl a1,l sons
- sfsnAlons q 1as1etnen - c1sflariH n
gsfsf . asssIl6 y. ~ ooHEM Nrn111Nnk
81 p lowM. GaeNesMrg nnGM
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

FKnaus FAE1s, MINI, Jan. i8.-The
bl xzard has subaidad ana ts succeeded
hy tnfenss cold. The reads are drifeed
fun and business is q 9 standslhi.
There has been no train from either
direction on the Manitoba line since
Wednesday niaht. The Northern Pa
cino passenger train got u yesterday g
noon ana aos throuah 10 Maplston, bat
eot siusk on The retarn isasney. No re-
parts Of suffering hays oesn received.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

OLEFEEAMD, Jan. 13.-H8randmn Gar
Geld, . a. PxasideBs GAEheld'a mother
u oalisd b fhoss Who knew Der, Il ill
a the Old komoafsad af Meutof. she
warts % zee Jimmy aa che teFma Der
dead son, and, altG0aah not very siak,
Il i thoaeht that haf end Il aEBWtna
near. aa she = very aeed.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

OMAHA, Jan. B.-The effects Of the
present storm In Omaha have bean
mosi disastrous. Fred EIleF, cigar
maker, vas found frozen 10 death at 3
e'eiock this morning, within block Of
bis boarding house. Two school chill
dren, Wexell Beck and George Allen,
started for their homes about 8 o'eiook
yesterday afternoon, and have not been
heard Of sinoe. large numbet Of peo
pie vent over 10 Council Bluns ytGleF-
day, and last night q was reported that
Q number had bean lost Ia the snow In
attempting 10 return. All have been
accounted for, however, exoept one
young lady. 10 is feared that she has
poFished. The thermome1er IL Is de
grees helew zero tonight and 10 rapidly
falling.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

MnwAuKsz. via, Jan l3.-spscisIs
from the interior Of tbis stats show
that many cities aFe eompiateis shut cH
from railway Communication with tbe
outside world. AZ Superisv no mails
have been received FOR 36 houfs. The
thermometeg registered "a below Esro.
THIS morning ell trains on the Nofihsrn
Pacilio are either snow-bound OF ahan-
doned. M trains have reached Marion
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

JAMxnrewn, Dak., Jan. Is.--Ths storm
still continues, although much abaied
degrees below eero. Tue extreme cold
forms q crust On the drifts which al
most proves TOO Daoh for The assaults
Of the anow pl0ws. festsrday'e vset
bound limited vas showed np all day at
Wheafiand, and arrived this evening
abeut forty hours late. fhe Northern
Pacile main line and all itB branches
ere bl0ckaded. and ell trains are delayed
from twelve 20 thtrty-aix hours
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

"a. PErKnsBUna. IAN. .I2.--Gaand Dnkn
Alexis has bean promoted 70 ths rank
Of admiral. Count Tolsloi, minister ~
tks inleFisF, aud other ataaeaman viii
recoive New Years hgnera. The min
lstof of Thames reports that The army
budRat has been Kedaood Ii ounformils
with Rnaaia'a naalfIo p1lfny,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

DrsvEz, Jan. I8-Tha cola wass
struck thts city ~ nsoa today and
sisadily grew ealdeF Until 3 o'cioek -
nieht. Tee thsrnene1eF tken FsRizlsr
a ssso. hAsi1R df0pped fF0n 20 ds.
arexM mhage. 1ha anow eegAn eallinr
e ofcisck shis efteEneun bnt eeAsst
After nbouf - hoaf. Al The trntns %
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

rsHE FIasI nk1TAlloN BAMD = N0W
rsadx - taks A1Y aA98EHneMfs. eitAzE
ETine 81 bfaes. special aatsasloa sfpu9 =
esytkina in tnelf Hae AL e1nD1n es1le1z
nss1 - aaaEusnnd % S0HM =. EEzGN11zE4
baslnsas manaasr q hana. dtisf
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

81. Pam, Jan. 1e.-The lns. train
naanAe1 here an wednesday nixht and
none ere ezparfed ffil sunday. Therr
y scarcity a. Wocd here.
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HissEaHs n AEiIsna

ALBUquEnoun, N. H., Jan. l8.-A
heavy fall q snow between Elnanlah
and Williams, Arizona, on the Atlantis
sad Pacino railway han suspended bua
inoss 90 tAia toad. No lFaina have left
AlbuqueFqns osnK thia line during he
past fprty -eiaht hours. ArHanet lnaufn
have been made with TIE BeutheTn pnsf.
10 b. which the regular Atlantic and Pa
ei6c passenger trains will pass oges ihat
line Until TIE bi0okade 10 opeBed. Ths
sale of tickets has been stopped and Il
Will b several days before trafis b 70.
nswe6.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

sr. PAuL. Jan. 13.-The following dis
paschos tonight show something Of the
extent and ELECTS Of the great storm:
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

So. L0UIa, Jaa. 13.--Wilson q. Bakes.
sou q Iaaao 9. Baker, pFezidsma o. lha
Conlinenfai bank, fatally aho8 himaeif
ln tbe had 81 10 O'clock tbia zaornlna
in bis room at his fathers fnaldanes.
He diod 10 an houf aftsF. No cause a
aasianad FOR ahe acf.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

LoMDoH. Jan. l8.-AFthnf UUennell,
Who arrived a. Qaeenstown to-day, vas
Welcomed By q arsat crowd and esooEt
% 10 biz hotal. il an intefvieW be said
that the reception accorded Sir Ihomas
0raftan Esmonde aud himself thFouRh-
ouf the United States exeeoded their
most Ganguina hopes. The feeHng
among Amarlcans from tbs prealdgnt
down was IN faver Of home rule for
Trsland.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

MADmoa. Wia., Jan. l8.-Ehe supreme
oouFt vas crowded today by ladieg de-
slFous Of bearing ihe arRuDsnts in TIE
woman Suffrage aaee. As Q La3e noAf
this this evening The 3ndRes took tho
matter nnder ndsisement. Ehe oaee
cane up on The appeal Of Mra. Olympia
Willis BFown, Of haolns. Who tFied 70
v0te for Eauieipai 0faosFa under the
lev peruittinR women 70 vote "a sohool
oaeTfioua.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

IozDoE, Jan. 1s.--Advisss from ne
Russian fFonsies say that he tKoop1 n
tie I.nblin disaKicl are suheEinN toffi'
biz from the cold. Forty ganfsBela
hass bosn frozen 10 dsafh. DyssnteFy
and typhoid fexeE pfsgails. 4 large
nfaR a. 6natf,aH has bean enRaNad.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-14

L0umxuLa, Jan. ia--OVaF 100 pffna.
sFs. one-ahiEd of an the Uni0n rrinsaFs
here, have been on The Cosriw. 1enrusl
pay roll Ioniaht al these exsep1 ~
arc On q strike. Wa. Holdsn, prnsafnnt
of the Cesrssr- gosr nal eornpang. naif
this afternoons After 10 o,olonk i6uoS-
RCw morning eshef men viii Be- q fteis
eases. From fhis time on fhis is non-
union ollcs.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-06
WRETCHED FIELDING.
The WashtngtOns Barely Ina Seventh
Place-Games ElseWhere-NOtcs,


The Senators los, to PIttsburg yesterday through
bad field work. The score was to ]. Haddock
and Mack, and Calvin and Miller were the batter
les both doing about equally we'll Haddocks
support, however, was much poorer than his work
In the box deserved and the game was lost in con-
sequence. The visitors scored two runs in the
second inning. Donnelly fumbled Colemans ball
and Myers muffed the ball which Haddock threw
TO him TO catch Coleman when Kuehne hit the
pail 10 the box. In a lew minutes Kuehne ran
down TO second and sacrificed himself, allowing
coleman, who mad reached third, 10 score. Fields
reached nrst on the play, going 10 third on sac.
rince, and scoring on OBriens foolish han1ung OF
the ball The senators scored In their hall. Mack
forced runner and reached third on q wild
throw, scoring on Donnelly'5 safe hit No more
runs were scored until the eighth. when the visit
ors added two 10 their list This was accomplished
by a base on balls and error-niaking by Nilmot
and Donnelly. The only earned run OF Tue game
Was scored In the ninth, when Fields nit Tor three
bases and scored ON Mani's single. me lnnsld
work OF the home team was wretched, every man
around the diamond but Mack and Haddock max
ing one or more errors washington mace 4
hits and errors and Pittsourg hits and errors.
PhlIadelphia kindly trounced Indianapolis for
the third successive Tune. The score Was > 10 =.
This was done by means Of hard, buncned batting
In two innings The Uatt r1eS were sanders and
Clements, ana Burtick and Buckley. The Philiies
made hits and 2 errors, and the Aooslers . hits
and errors.
IL TO q. The game Was close up to the seventh
inning, when AnSon'S men went TO pieces, and
nine or the Giants scored. New York earned but
one run. Dwyer aud Flint and Tltcomb aud
Murphy were the batteries. New York made 12
hits and errors, ana Chicago hits and errors.
Boston took tue game from Detroit by the score
OF ) 10 3. The batteries were Clarkson, SomerS
and Tate, ana Getzein and sutciifie. Boston made
nits and errors, and Detroit IL hits and
errors.
land, o. Cincinnati, 5; Louisville, B. St Louis
Kansas City, rain
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i lot OF yard square Felt Table Covers, Plush EN-
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Things lively in our Upholstery and Art EN-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-06
ALMOST HUMAN.
The WOmderful Performances Of Herr
Brockmanss Trained Animals.


To the strains Of a waltz from the orchestra the
curtain OF the improvfsed stage at the E-street
rink rolled upward last evening shortly after
O'Clock, disclosing table set for banquet, sur
rounded by Jolly company. This was the open
ing scene in Herr BrOckmans dog, pony, and
monkey show, provoking Washington to laughter
and exciting IL to wonder and admiration. The
company at table consisted OF Mr.. Black Berry, o
Darwinian dude; Miss Terrini, whose quick
motions and active paws caused shrieks OF
laughter: Col Axletree, q sedate-looking monkey,
and MIR. Fox, NapOleonic monkey. Herr Brock
man soon made his appearance and called for
Monsieur Bouill1on, $50, 600 imported cook, rep
resented by short, active monkey with trousers
ana q COOKS cap Various courses were passed
around the table. The audience could not contain
itself as the banquet proceeded. Mr.. Mingo. the
dog dancer. next danced gracefully around the
stage In waltz time for several minutes, keeping
perfect time. He was succeeded by the prize trick
cog Avarino, whose achievements in the way OF
various Kinds OF walking were very good.
Another burst OF laughter came with MarQuisde
Fleurabeau, a sedate ape, and MarQuise de Pom
padour, an exQuisitely- attlred canine, who prom
enaded about the stage until Herr Brockman
audience time TO catch It's breath. Madame Spell
terlni then performed some excellent tight-rope
wHalking, out-rivaing the feats OF the famous
The orchestra played lively airs while the per-
forming dogs were going through their program,
rolling barrels, jumping, and doing a number OF
wonderful things. The nrst part OF the program
was ended by the one-act comedy, "RoberL Ma
calre, In which two dogs draw coach full OF
monkeys about the stage at a rapid pace until the
wheels flew on, causing ludcrOuS CONFUSION.
The wonderful skill Of the director. Herr Brock
man, Is best exhibited In the latter part OF the
performance. The actions OF the Java leaptng
pony, MontroSa Emir, were marvellous. She CAN
tered around the little ring to the time OF The
music, following her masters slightest movement.
a couple OF beautiful black ponies performed some
wonderful evolutiOns In the ring Waiting to time
ana acting In perfect obedience to the masters
VIII. The performance OF the stallion COnstantiu
capped the climax. He Is beautiful bllck animal,
Win a merry air and most graceful motions.
Ridden by The Pavian monkey, Monsieur Mumini,
q executed some OF the most difficult movements
and steps In exact time with the music. Finally,
mounting u circular block two strings OF bells
We're on his legs, and he jangled them while he
danced tne Nozzle Buck.
The entire performance was calculated both to
please and TO eniighte the spectators. II revealed
the possibilities OF the subduing OF the animal by
the human mind, and AFFORDED superabundance
or amusement AZ the same time. By general de-
sire Herr BrOcAman has decided 10 remain one
more week at the E-streeI Rink.