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The evening world., 1888-01-06

His mothers letters" she said. He
loved his mother So"
Then she began to tremble a little, for the
letters did not begin My dear son." nor
anything like it. She cast her eyes over
them.
They were love-letters.
tom has loved some other woman before
he met me, - she said, beginning to cry. "Oh,
what shall l do 7"
Then she cried out:
Oh, foolish, foolish creature that / nm
OF course she died, and he only loves me
now. 1t was all over before we met, ! must
not mind"-
But there she paused, gave q scream and
threw the letter from her as though it had
been a serpent and had bitten her.
II was dated the past week.
1t was not four days old.
"Oh!" cried Eve. " oh. what shall / do {?
Oh, where shall l go ?"
At every cry a thought pierced her breast
like an actual stab.
Tom my Tom What shall / do Tom |
to be false-Toml Oh, / have gone mad
No, there they are they are really there,
those letters. Why do / not die-why do /
not die? Do people live through such things
as these ?"
Then she knelt down on the floor and gath
cred up the letters and steadily read them
through.
There were ten of them. Such love-letters!
No other Interpretation could be put upon
them.
They were absurd love-letters, such as are
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And he is just the dearest, best, truest
fellow in the world" said Eve Wilton to her
self. Pm not half good enough for him.
l wonder what this is in his pocket. 1t
bulges all it out of shape"
She put her hand into the breast pocket
as she spoke and drew out a little package,
wrapped up in silver paper and tied with
blue ribbon.
Something he has bought for me, l ex-
pect," said Eve. Il wonder what it is.
think 1 won't open it until he comes home"
Then she laid the silk across the hole and
cut it out and basted It down.
II wonder what ii is" said she. " II
doesn't seem like a book. 1t might be lace
wound ON a card-real lace -
She looked at the package again.
." do wonder what it is" said she, hem
ming the patch down.
There wasn't much to mend, after all -
she SAID; ~ thought the tear much longer.
He caught it on a nail at the Office, l know.
Now l do wonder what there can be in that
package"
Eve put the coat over a chair and took up
the little parcel.
Tom wouldn't mind" she said ~ will
Just take a peep. I'm sure it is for me-"
Then she undid the ribbon, unfolded the
paper, and saw letters.
Dear Tom" said she. He must keep
my old letters next his heart, and he never
has told me-"
But the writing was not hers she saw that
at u glance. .
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If THEY WERE ONLY kINGS.
Whnt Certain People Would DO IL They
Ruled Manhattan Island.

The members Of Twilight Club met at Morello's,
be merry ana to give each one an opportunity to
tell what he would do II he were King Of Msnhat-
tan Island. 1t was 90 ladies' night, " and the ladies'
were there in force. Three hundred persons sat
down at the long tables. After the coffee President
Abner c. Thomas popped the question Of the even
ing, " What would you do If you were King OF
Manhattan Island. Secretary CHARLES +. Wingate,
however, before the answers came, read letters
Of regret. Max O'ltell wrote that he had slipped on
the sidewalk in Twenty-nlnth street, and II made
King OF Manhattan he would repaye that street.
Thomas q. Shcarman said he had come little sense
left, and would resign from his present position.
Mark Tw ain would draw his salary. W. III. Mer-
rll would have a long avenue Tor pedestrisns-
The speakers were all very happy. Gen. Wingate
said he would Teorganize the police court system.
Rev. DR.. Williams said he would pretty nearly
turn Gotham into a paradise.
MIS-. Croly (Jennie June) said: 81 couldn't be
King of Manhattan. but II | could be Queen l would
do as they do in Corea-lock all the men up at twi-
light, let the LADIES go to the club, set the men to
sweeping the streets so they'd be Mt for the ladies to
walk on, put ventilatorsi in the street-oars, start y
training school for conductors, and Insist on
edge of the PLATFORM. would make the
men stay at home and tend babies, and the
ladies would go out to the offices. When
we got there / don't know wnat we would
meyer, Graham MacAdam, Col Dawson, \. +.
Packard and others contributed 10 the fund OF en-
tertalnment VITA suggestions, serious and other.
wise.
Col. Dawson promised some big changes II he
were crowned KIM. He would encourage indi-
body OF 80, 0U thieves which iniest the city, with
their pull"
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always produced in court in cases of breach
of promise, and they were all signed, Your
own Nellie"
7" 1t is all true" said poor Eve, wringing
her hands, and it is worse than anything |
ever heard of. ! trusted him SO; l believed
in him so.h
Then she wiped her eyes, gathered up the
letters, packed them up, wrapped the silver
paper about them, tied the blue ribbon, put
them back in the breast pocket OF that dread
full overcoat and hung it IN the hall again.
"Tom shall never know" she said, IN
not reproach him. | will never see him again.
When he comes nome l shall be dead. l will
not live to bear this"
Then she sat down to think over the best
means of suicide.
She could hang herself to the chandelier
with q window-blind cord, but then she
would be black in the face and hideous.
She could drown herself, but then her
body would go floating down the river to the
sea, and drowned people looked even worse
than strangled ones,
She was too much afraid of firearms to
shoot herself, even in this strait.
She would take poison.
Yes, that would be best; and though she
would never see Tom again, he would See
her, and remorse would sting him.
Here she made a great mistake.
A man who is coolly treacherous to women
never has any remorse.
Remorse in love AFFAIRS Is a purely. femi-
nine quality, and even the worst OF the sex
are not without II.
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LAMITlES ANNUAL FR0LIC.
Jolly Mnskers Stay Out the Night In Dancing
and Feasting.

jolly Mnskers Stay Out the Night In Dancing
and Feasting.
The Lexington Avenue Opera-House was hand
somely decorated last evening, on the occasion OF
the fifteenth annual masquerade ball of the Socie,6
Francaise L'Amitie. Long lines of bunting fell
from TIE central point Of the ceiling, and were
gracefully caught up at the four corners. The
galleries were handsomely draped, and the hall
was brilliant with light.
AS early as 0 O'Clock the crowds of maskers be-
gan to throng into the hall, swarmed up and down
the stairways and filled the dressing-rooms The
spirit of jolIity was in the air. Wraps once re-
moved, the crowd, now revealed in every variety
OF quantity fashioned and brilliantly colored cos
tunes, passed into the big ballroom, which soon
became q moving mass of brilliant color.
There were handsomely uniformed officers wear
ing immense masks and protuberant noses,
ladies IRON the court of Louis XVI. neatly cos
tuned peasant girls, and dainty sehorltas with
black lace wells concealing their features. Every
nation was represented and every division OF his
tory was illustrated with appropriate costumes.
For an hour there was the bnzz and hum of prepa-
ration, hut finally, shortly after 10a O'Clock, the
orchestra clashed Into the measures OF the opening
march. Then soldiers and courtiers, sehoritas
and frauleins, peasants and poets, too, II there
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However, il is natural to believe that re-
morse is possible to "a man whom one has
heretofore believed to be an angel in human
form, and Eve took n little miserable comfort
in the thought that Tom would kneel beside
her coffin, and burst into tears and passion
ate ordinations Of regret, which she, per-
haps, might see from some spiritual post Of
observation.
So, having put on a hat and a thick veil,
Eve betook herself down the street and
around the corner to the nearest druggist.
The druggist was an old man, IA benevolent
looking one, with red cheeks and a smiling
mouth and when she asked for poison for
rats " he said, so" and beamed mildly upon
her.
4" want il very strong said Eve.
a." Sol" said the druggist.
But not TO give more pain than is neces-
sary, - said Eve.
ITO the rats 2" asked the druggist.
Yes said Eve, "of course ; and il must
be quick and not make one black in the
face"
Sol" said the druggist, slowly. Well,
what shall give you that will not make u rat
black III the face Z"
And with n grave countenance he com
pounded a powder and handed it across the
counter.
Eve took it, paid the few pence he asked
and walked away.
Once home, she went directly to her room
and retired TO bed, taking the powder with
her.
Once or twice she tasted it with the tip,
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THE BIRDS HACKERS FOUGHT ALSO.
Brooklyn Sports Take Money and Blood
from Game Pittston Boys.

Brooklyn sports Take Money and Blood
from Game Pittston Boys.
The classic village of Greenville, NJ j. was made
the neutral ground for a cooking main Wednesday
nignt. Some Pittston pa sporting men and
well-known persons from Brooklyn arranged the
meeting In November. About twenty persons
were present. The Brooklyn fowl won every
battle, ana after winning every dollar from
the Pennsylvanians the Brooklynites wanted TO
fight them because they had no more, and on the
way TO Jersey city there were half a uozen nielees.
The conditions OF the main were that each side
should show fifteen cocks between 4 pounds 2
ounces and 6 pounds in weight, and to fight those
that matched for $50 a battle and $500 on tie odd
fight. 1t was supposed that at least nine couples
would fall In, as the weights had a wide range. When
the birds were weighed, however, II was found
only seven fights could be listed. The journey of
over two hundred miles had not improved the con-
dillon OF the Pittston fowl, while it was known
the brooklyn birds were in prime condition., and
from the best strains OF pit COCKS In America. The
lighting commenced at II o'clock, and ended at
. yesterday morning. During this time four
battles were fought. They were all won by
Brooklyn, which decided the main, and as the
visitors had bet their last dollar on the fourth
fight, they could go no further. Both sides en-
ployed expert professional handlers Cassidy, of this
city, looked out for Pennsylvania, and Gibson, OF
Brooklyn, for the Long Island fowl. Kansas Ciry
Bill of1ciated ds judge.
The evening world., 1888-01-06
An Usly Face and n Beautiful Voice.


TFTUW NO ut WuT1 6uEeWe'1
A Florence correspondent informs the Weiner
Ah0enteine Zeftung Of the death at Q great age OF
Mariana Barbieri-Nini, who enjoyed the highest
reputation between thirty and forty years ago as an
operate singer, and was as remarkable for excep-
tional ugliness as for her splendid voice. In the
height Of her fame she married Count Mini and re-
tired from the stage After his death she married
again a well-known Vienna musician named Hack
ensollner, VINO suddenly disappeared. leaving her
In extremely strattened circumstances, and abe
was forgotten except by u few faithful friends.
She used herself 10 relate with q certain piquant
gusto tnat once when playing Norma, In the
famous duet where the two children are presented
to the heroine by Adalgisa, as she bent TO embrace
them the little girl who personated one of the chill.
dren was so terrified by her ugliness that she
sprang from the stage into the wings exclaiming 9,
'Mother, mother, the witch Is therel" to the In
tense amusement OF the audience.
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NEWS SUMMARY.

The steamship Tonawanda Is still at sea.
The President gave his first state dinner this sea-
son last evening.
The Pope conducted mass at 81. Peters, Rome,
yesterday for the benefit Of the pilgrims.
The Produce Exchange Ia considering a promo
sitlon TO call In 500 OF Its membership tickets.
Rewards amounting TO 81, $50 have been offered
for the arrest OF Robert Hamilton's murderers.
More miners In the Reading district have gone
out and the situation IL less encouraging to-day.
The Brooklyn Grand Jury has dismissed Miss
Morris's suit against the Board OF Education OF that
city.
Iohn Y. McKane was defeated last night for the
presidency OF the Kings County Boara OF supervi-
sors.
Walter Phelns Dodge IL in New Haven waiting to
see what the Yale Faculty Will do about hls little
Joke.
A powerful assembly Of the knights of Labor of
banded.
-Four men were killed at WIkesbarre yesterday
by the premature explosion OF a blast on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
The triennial elections in France yesterday for
members OF the Senate resulted in large gains for
the Republicans.
1t IL reported that the Crown Prince IL Improving
IN nealth, and that he Will 20 10 Cairo to spend the
rest OF the winter.
Ras Alulas, one OF the most Powerful chiefs OF
Abyssin,a, has offered his services to the Italians
against King John.
A South Carolina jury has indicted six negroes
for murder for tue ~lynchIng Of The white man Wal
drop on Friday last.
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott has been chosen tempo-
rary pastor OF Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, ut q
salary OF 500 a week.
The champion puGilIst OF Cardiff, Wales, was
doubled up last night in the third round by John
Lawrence sullivan, of Boston.
Justice John q. Vaughn, OF Staten Island, has
been sued by DR.. Cleveland w. Con for So, OOJ
damages for false Imprisonment.
Miss Harker, the daughter of a prominent citizen
OF Pittsburg, was knocked down and robbed by
footpads IN broad daylight yesterday IN that city.
Constantine Stiger, a Williamsburg Anarchist,
attacked an aged couple living in Herman stree.
Yesterday and beat them nearly TO death. lie was
arrested.
Young Hopkins, the Washington reporter who
sent u sham Internal machine to chief Justice
Waite several weeks ago and sold the news has
been tned 500 Tor obtaining money under false
pretenses.
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WEST OF BROADWAY.

Policeman James Mclnuerney has been stationed
for the past fifteen years
At the Recruiting Rendezvous, 100 West street,
thirty-one new recruits were enrolled for glory last
month. Capt. Miles knows a soldier when he sees
one.
Rabbits are very plentiful this year, - said A.
Beck, who knows all about that species OF animal.
"The best rabbits come from Michigan ana sell
for 80 cents IA pair"
on the corner OF Jay and Hudson streets Ia the
newsstand Of =. M%cDermott. al am only five
months here. =" he said, ''but ! have no trouble to
sell EVENING WORLDS"
Bright blue paint has made the buildings belong
ing to the Fan River line look very gay IN CON-
Kent says that they haven't the blues around there,
though, for travel was never better for the time OF
year.
A hiR bareback cracker mounted on blue silk,
surrounded by the words "Hardtack Club, or
gained June 1, 1857, {" the whole set In a handsome
gilt frame, attracted the attention OF an EVENING
WORLD reporter In Il window on West Broadway
this morning. He hunted up the Secretary, MIR.
Patrick Trainer, who said: You see, we used to
60 and play ball and have chowder parties last
summer over on Staten Island, and when we or
ganiZed into a club II was hard work to ind a good
name till one of the boys suggested |" bareback -
and 1t took right away. We have about seventy
members now, among them beng Daniel 4. Finn.
We give a grand ball on Feb. !, at Tammany Hall.
Come mp and Wen make 1t pleasant for YOU"
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Is 1T c. c. BALDWIN?


Rumor- that lie Has Been rendered AS
si.tnnt Treasurer Cnndn'- Position.
There were no developments this morning
in the matter of MIR. Cnnda's resignation of
abe position of Assistant Treasurer of the
United States. That gentleman denied him
self to all reporters and sent out word that
he had nothing whatever to say on the sub
jcct.
Conrad N. Jordan, Vicc-Presidcnt of the
Western National Bank, also declined to talk
about the matter.
Those. however, who are well posted in the
Affairs of this bank ray that there is no doubt
but that the plan MS outlined yesterday has
been fully agreed upon. but that no informn-
ton will he given out until after Mr.. Canda's
successor has been selected and has accepted
the appointment.
II was rumored this morning that Secre-
tary Fnirchild had rendered the position held
by MIR. Canda to g. G. Baldwin, one of the
present Auueduct Commissioners and form
erly President Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad Company, but that Mr.. Bald
win had not decided yet whether or not he
would accept the appointment.
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"Oh, Tom" cried Eve, Historically, "Oh.
Tom, say it again. 1t was not your coat!
Oh, Tom, kiss me-"
What is the matter, Eve? ;" cried Tom.
Your must be i'll"
Then Eve remembered all.
"Oh, l am a wicked woman, Tom ~ she
cried. There were letters in the pocket
love-letters. l read them-l thought you
false to neil took poison, Tom-Im
going 70 die-and l long to live SO! oh,
Yes, yes! % cried Tom. "Oh, good
heaven what poison ?"
Mr.. Hoffman will know. l bought 1t OF
him. Perhaps he can save me-" cried Eve,
i'll piteous tones.
And away went Tom, white as death, to the
druggists around the corner.
He burst into the shop something like a
whirlwind.
The lady" he gasped, 1.-THE lady who
bought poison here an hour aGo-she took 1t
by mistake Can you save her-haye you an
antidote? She is dying"
No, no. said the old man - be calm
be at rest. No, no, she cannot die of that.
When a lady asks me for poison, l say to my
and I give her in the paper a
sugar and something. She could take
a pound. Go home and tell her 80. never
poison 10 women; SO be calm"
So Tom flew home again, and Eve reioiced;
and hearing that johnson was n single man,
who admitted himsel to be engaged, she did
not rip the patch of his coat as she ut first
intended.
The evening world., 1888-01-06
Guard, Ordered Out In Texas,

NAvAsoTA, Tex, Jan. Glow. Ross last night
ordered the Navasota Guards to hold themselves
n readiness to proceed to Madisonville to qnell the
disturbances resulting from the recent Bolo lynch.
ing. jacksonville is the county seat of Madison
County. 1t has no Geographic connection. A
state OF terror prevails tnere, owing 10 the bold
murders and thefts committed by Il gang OF horse
and cattle thieve under the leadership OF Bill Bolo,
and known as the Bolo gang. Judge Kittrell Is
now holding court at Madisonville. During the
excitement growing out OF q hearing upon a writ
OF haUeas corpus in a murder case the citizens
openly attacked ana killed Bolo on the street and
then hanged two OF MS lieutenants. Further in
teliigence IL anNiously awaited.
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of her tongue, hoping it was not very disa
%gTceable.
Then finding it sweet, she bravely swal
lowed il.
" 1t is over" she said. 80 Heaven, for.
give me, and forgive Tom"
And then she laid herself down upon heI
pillow.
just as she did so, the familiar sound of q
latchkey in the door below startled her.
Tom never came home at noon-but there
he was now.
No one else but Tom could walk in in that
cool way.
And nov he was calling her.
Eve, Eve, Eve! Where are you2"
Never before had she refused to answer that
voice.
Why had he come to torture her dying mo-
ments?
Hark
Now he was bounding upstairs.
He was in the room.
" What is the matter-a are you i'll, Eve z" he
cried.
NO" said she family "only tired"
All, you look tired, little one" said he.
II came nome to get the overcoat. l sup
pose you have found out by this time that
that in the hall is not mine. wore John
sons overcoat home from the office last night
by mistake, and he il anxious about 1t. He
asked If there was any one in the house who
would he apt TO NEEDLE with papers or any
thing in the pockets. / said l thought not.
! hadn't u jealous wife-eh2 Why, what's
the matter, Eve I"
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CAUGHT IN A CLEVER TRAP.
A S~nicswomnn Accused Of Theft by tue Girl
Detective.

Detective.
May Rylander, a saleswoman in Ridley's
store, was arraigned at Essex Market to-day
on n charge of stealing from her employers.
She was suspected of stealing by Barbara
Fleishhauer, Ridley's girl detective, who in
formed Supt. Throckmartin.
MIR. Throckmartin yesterday handed Sales
man Samuel Wilson, a marked dollar-bill
and two marked silver half dollars. Wilson
went to Miss Rylander's counter and pur.
chased u two-dol1ar muller.
Barbara stood by and saw the saleswoman
place the silver half-dollnrs in the elevator
cash. poX, while the marked dollar bill went
into her wi pocket. Barbara searched her
and found the money in her dress jacket.
The .saleswoman, it is alleged by Mr.. Throck-
martin, thereupon confessed that she had
stolen $40 altogether.
She had II different defense in court this
morning. Lawyer Friend maintained that
the marked bill was her own property. She
was ney srtheless held for trial. She is
twcnty-one years old. She lives at No. 1Sa
Broad street. She was released on bail.
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HE She" company
which played recently
nj Niblo's has been put
through rigorous re-
hoarsals this week, un-
der the direction of
David Belasco. The
dramatic portion of
the story has been
y" lifted" and made
stronger, and M en-
tirely new comedy
scene has been writ
ten, introducing Mas
ter Brown and She.
hi work has been
done by Gillette dur
ing his travels. The
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were any, fell into the procession that wound like
q rainbow-hued ribbon about the room. Finally the
orchestra changed the music into q popular IAN
ciers, and all these divers tints and colors were
gathered mp mo the dance, lightly shaken ont
again, crossed, recrosse I, and mingled into a hun
dred figures, until the eye became wearied with the
brilliancy of IT. The ball was full OF snap and X.
Floor Manager RltZer was every where, ana It wds
early in the morning before tnc Fifteenth Amiti6
ball gave up tue ghost.
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Ball OF Lincoln Lodge, 223, Knights OF Pythias, at
Webster Hall Wednesday evening, Jan. II.
Ban Of just in Time Lodge, No. l4s, Brother
hood of Firelnen, Thursday evening,
Jan. IL, at Tammany Hail.
Public installation of officers and bail OF Liberty
Lodge, 251, X. of r., at Lexington Avenue Opera
House wednesday evening, Jan. Ii.
Ball and reception OF Ashland Lodge, "a, and
Ashland Uniformed Division, ., Knights Of Pythias,
at Lyric Hall Friday evening, Jan. G.
Entertainment and reception OF Standard Lodge,
No. 3l9. A. o. I. W. ,Kasefang's Assembly Rooms,
Twenty-sixth street aud Seventh avenue, Monday
evening, Jan. u
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ULLIVAN. the great,
says he is going into
training ON Jan. IL for
his fight with Charley
Mitchell, which is to
take place on or about
March II. Will the big
fellow train ? And
can he get into form
after all the indul-
genccs he has sup
posed to have allowed
himself These are
the questions =. the
American public is
asking. No one doubts
for u moment that the
pride of Boston in
The evening world., 1888-01-06
DIR. Coz After Justice Vaughn.

Police Justice John Vaughn, OF Richmon
County, S. J., came very near being arrested last
night by a deputy sheriff from this city, armed
with a warrant from the Supreme Court upon the
application OF DR.. Gof, who will be
IN connection with the alleged abduction of Lizzie
McKernan. The complainant sued Judge Vaughn
for $50, 600 as damages for false Imprisonment in
the Richmond County jail. Last evening, when
the warrant was placed in the hands OF the deputy
sheriff, he started Immediately ior Clifton, the
Judge was not TO be found. He is said to be at
Albany,
The evening world., 1888-01-06
Almond MenI the Best.

shun Liquids, Zine ointments, Grease Paints. de-.
only simple things like RIKER's ALMOND MEAL FACE
POWDER and COLD CREAM and You will always have a
clear, healthy and beautiful skin. Zinc, Lead, Chalk,
Bismuth. Magnesla, &C.. all tend to harden and dry the
skin.
CREAM, i5c. RIKERs AMERICAN FACE POWDER does
muth, Magnesia or any injurious ingredient. Sold almost
everywhere. WIN. B.EIKER 4 Son. 1858 9th ave.. NY,
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PIrrsBURG, Jan. GA daring highway robbery
was on Anderson avenue, in one OF the
most fashionable and crowded sections about 10. 80
O'Clock this morning. The victim was Miss Harper,
a young lady, who was on her way home, when
two men knocked her down., grabbed her wallet
and ned. Several persons started IN pursuit OF the
highwaymen. who turned on their pursuers, and
covering them with r~evolvers succeeding in escap-
ing. The amount in the wallet was small. Miss
Harper was only hllphtlY injured.