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The sun., 1889-12-08
Reception to Mr.. Edmund G. stanton.

Two events combined last evening to mako
the monthly meeting Of the Composers Club
at the Mendelssohn Glee Club. 10S West Fifty.
fifth street. pleasant. 1t was the occasion OF
reception to the President OF the club, Mr. Ed
mund c. Stanton and 1t was also Mozart oven
ing. The programme was Of selected gems
from Mozart's works. and they were as varied
In style as though they had been by different
composers. Thee were quartet IN d minor
MIR. O'Mahoney; o sonata for two planofortee.
by Miss Lueie +. Mawson and Miss Sadie Full
ner: an air from Figaro" by Miss Gertrude
Griswold and fogr- % part song Aye Verpmpe
Lincoln. MIR. Frederick Dean. and Mr.. O'Maho-
ney. The musical director. Mr.. Dean. read q
very ntertaininE essay on Mozart, the Mu-
guests aud members OF the club at the recep-
ton to Mr.. Stanton after the performance was
over,
The sun., 1889-12-08
IMUSEMBNTS.
The Performance er DoA Juan In the Net
repelitnn Opera House,


With added surety and smoothness yester-
day afternoons performance Of Don Juan, .
at the Metropolitan, was simply repetition oI
the eIcellont sll-around representation beheld
on Wednesday evening The weakest point
was again the portrayal Of Donna Eirira by
Frau Sonntag-Uhl. and its strongest factor
Frau Lehmann-K Kalisch's noble and beauti-
full delineRtion OF Donna Anna; between
these two extremes were arrayed the
thoroughly efficient Don Juan OF Herr
Relchmann, tho capital II not traditionally
Italian Leporello OF Herr Fischer the pains
taking and praiBswoHthy Don OtaUio OF Herr
Kalisch, and the ingenious and not unsympa-
thetlc Zeriina OF Fraulein Frank. Sporadic
renderinRs OF " Don Juan" abroad are NJ I
wanting, In which one or two performances of
notable brilliancy stand forth like beacon
Enrope. e. now days an occasional i p1 revival MfI OF
Don Juan" with such an artist as Maurel in
the titular role. and the memory OF middc-aged
Tiiions. and fo to Pau FSnrs " Who. % With am many "
othe!R, have made star parts out Of their re:
their efforts blinded the looker.on 10 the duI.
ness Of the remainder OF the proceedings. But
i would m 1 be diiieult 70 cito nm opera house in
JpanS as. a whole could be Ss impresslvely
given as II ia at the Metropolitan
After Frau Lehman Kalisch's Donna Anna.
that ranged. yesterday Ms on Wednesday. over
the heights OF pathos aud passion and revealed
the performer ~ most EXPRESSIVE and finish
ed sonRstress, Herr Reichmann's hon Juau is
20 be mentioned with warm commendation.
Moro elasticity and brightness would unqucs-
tionably add to Its effect, but the new bari
tone-bass appears inclined to do his wooing
IN fashion more sentimental than
impetuous. and probably something OF
nnturalness would be sacrificed in an attempt
to depart from his ideal. His love maxi ing ls
carried on in dead earnest. and in the duet
with Eerhna-the keynote. as TO ceiling, OF his
whole portrayal-it was easy to see that, from
his point OF view, the typical rOu5s victories are
not won without q liberal expenditure OF Renu-
Inc sentiment. Very expressive and tasteful
was Herr l!eichmann's singing throughout tho
opera. ana notably in the exquisite SER
enade. The trequenters Of tho Metropolitan.
because of the hitherto ultra -WRgnerian ton
dency OF he repertoire. have grown disuseq to
some extent. 10 the art of song. at least AS
rractisel by tenors. baritones, and bassos.
aud hence the charm of such efforts rs Herr
RelchmRnns may Tor a while escape tbem.
But there is no doubt that. in due course, the
artists worth Will have ample recognition and
exercise great and durable influence.
BESIDES the reuresentations furnished hy the
soprano and the barione-hass Herr ka,isch's
Don Oudrio claims recognition; the compli-
ment OF n recall paid him alter his first aria
yesterday was fully merited The house 1t
only remains TO say, was crowded In every
part and dozens Of interested listeners occu-
pied the slender allowance Of staining room
provided on either side of the aud torum by
the removal four yoars ago OF few OF the
baiRnOireg.
The sun., 1889-12-08

Tho Union Ia9inc Railway the overland route has
lust pat on limited fast mA train carry the United
stass mail bstWssn council Bluns San FrAncISco
aud Portland This daily fast mail train will carry
hmltoa NUMBER of passengers and In addition 70 the
unitSa states mall ears sAd baggage car viii be
car Tor Portland and Pullman alospink car for 1SS
passengers "
The seepsrs and The diner viii through from Chi
eaEo via the Chicago and korthW Railway Only
nrstela1s tctets viii be honorsd on this train
ThlA train with its connections makes the extTAOFd
lu4 houTs 10 Portland. ~NN
A. RceommodEtiOns are limited early application for
enms ihould be made % the Union PEcihe AEShtI In
re" lOIk b. LoulN Cincinnati Chicago or 10 n II
LonAI' General Passenger Agent Omaha ksb-AG1
The sun., 1889-12-08
HER LOVER IN JAIL,

He 10 Accused of burglary. but She Won't
Postpone the Wedding Day.
John Otis alias Mcclure OF this city was
arrested in Jersey City Tuesday night for burg
larry. He drew a pistol and snapped it at the
policeman who arrested him. He is now in the
county lsll awaiting trial. Yesterday a good
looking young woman about 90 years old
called on Justice Stilsing. who committed Nc
9uire. and told him she was engaged TO be
married to the young man and would marry
him II she had to do It in jail. She refused to
tell her name; Tho Justice advised her to wait
until safter Mcclure had been tried but she
said to-day had been set for the eddng and
she would not postpone 1t. She did not visit
4MGGuire' howeyel; but returned to this city:
st. Joseph's Church before she saw the Justice
and arranged with him to perform the cere-
mony at the county Jail this afternoon.
The sun., 1889-12-08

reel building Mr.. Leybourn himself boards
with hIG visiona He was not visible last night
Mar. Preston has got cireulArs rom ron vron baron
branch y but threw them in the waste basket.
As TO the apostolic benediction. 4 vas not
benedietion Of the bank" but ot Ieybourn
lies in the usual form. DIR. Nicely pn got, one OF
these benedictions after he had rVfpsed to 60
10 Rome The blanks can be bou ght by any
body IN Rome, and may be signed NY any Car
dinsL beybourn's we're signed by q Cardinal
mot by the Pope
The sun., 1889-12-08
EDWARD sTRA Uss COMING.
His Orchestra to be an Attraction IN the
New Madison Square Garden.


Edward Strauss, a brother OF Johann
Strauss. the great waltz writer and conductor,
and himself leader OF no slight merit and pop-
ularity. has made arrangements, It appears. to
visit America within q very few months. He
will bring with him at least portion OF his or
chestra. and possibly his whole band Al
though there is still some uncertainty as TO
whore he will give his concerts there Is = like
lihood that they will take place in the now
Madison Square Garden. and that they will DO
supplemented by ballet performance, carried
on 9y c9rps az baHet tmnorted from Vienna.
dancing. strauss" from his imperlectIy re-
strained tendency to capor about tho con
mental forcss-sDurrnR them on simultanS-
ouSly with snatches OF violin playing after the
fashion OF his brother-makes es his head1uRr.
ter In Vienna, but goes annually on Q Contin-
entail tour. The date of his first appearances In
week or SO,
The sun., 1889-12-08
maybe TLey Dla IL by Tele1atAx.

Senator Hiscock is at Fortress Monroe, ssc-
rstAry Tracy went down Long Island yesterday 70
spend tho day; Franklin Woodruff Chairman ot the
KngS County Republican Committee and Naval ofhcer
Wils To have stuyrd the other side Of big
brige and ex-senator PIAt was in the Fifth AVenne
Hotel corridor usual II 10 fair infer that theGo
gentlemen did meet last night the Brooklyn pa.
psrS thought they might and decide who shall be PoA
master and United States MARSHAL In Brooklyn.
The sun., 1889-12-08
PANIo ON Il FKRRYBoAE
General Scramble, hut Ex-Warden Julian
the Only Person Injured.

A General Scramble, but Ex-Warden Julian
the Only Person Injured.
Tho pilot of the Oregon Of the Twenty
third Street Ferry. on leaving the slip at the
foot OF Broadway. Williamsburgh. las. night
noticed a large tow Of boats. in charge OF two
tugs near tho shore. To avoid the tow he
turned his boat in toward the piers. and on
passing the Havemeyer wharf at the foot OF
South Third street, he colIided with the stern
Of an iron steamship which overlapped the
wharf. The paddle hox and the after cabin Of
the feiryhoat were crushed in
deck hand seeing a collision inevitable,
had rushed through the cabin calling on the
passengers TO run out By tho time he had
reached the door the passengers who had fol-
lowed him from the front cabin were falling
over h se In the after cabin in Il wild rush to
the other part Of tho boat The only person
who sustained any serious injury was Mr..
Julian. who was warden of Raymond street
jail under Sheriff Daggott. He was in the
after cabin near the door. lie was pushed down
and trampled upon. His injuries. however. are
not dRngerouR
The sun., 1889-12-08
HIS HEAD WAS CLOGGED UP.
Actor MOrIssOy Tells Reporter How He SUI.
iered with catarrh,
And Now Drs. Mccoy and wiidman Made
New Man OF Him After Eight Weeks
Treatment. IT'S an Intere Stag Story.

Mr. Dave Morrlssey the actor, a partner or the
stage OF Dan sherman. Every bodv has or heard
OF sherman and Norrissey. This week they piay
at Eernans in Washington, and the following week
they are booked for hernans Theatre In Baltimore
Mr. Norrsseys permanent address 10 ia East 18th St
4 reporter had chat with Dave Morrissoy the other
day In this city Mr. Morrlssey said: while PLAYING In
San Francisco about seven years ago tcAught heavy
cold and didn't do anything for IT, and It ran into
cathrrh Ny heal was always otugEed up. was AwHyu
hawking up phltgm and when used to wake up in the
morning hnd = dull feeling felt tired and mean
Many tms when went on the sage the audience
little dreamed how mIrerAhle felt Right weeks ago
went to Dts Nc, nv and WildmAn Of EAst I2d It,
From the hrst time that went there began To feel
better and the result OF my eight weeks treatment IL
that am vel man now don't have thA, dull feel,
ing any moro In the mornings and don't feel tired
Drs, McCov aud Wildman have done great deal Of
good Their treatment Of chtarrh IN certainly wonder
fil | know lps ~ people IN nv profession who are
suffering lust as used to- ltell you caarrh torn
BILE :hlnR"
The sun., 1889-12-08
Aa UnLaowa Steamer BurnsG.

LAUREL, Del, Dec. IA despatch from
ChincotSaRuO. . small island In Chesapeake
Bay, says that an unknown side wheel steamer
WAS seen on fire this evening twenty-five miles
of shore. Tho life saving crews started to her
sssiBtanee but tho fire spread so rapidly that
before they REACHED her she had burned 10 the
waters edge. The sinking steamer seemed to
be heavily laden 1t is reported that the Grew
were rescued BY a passing schooner. but posi-
tlV0 nIofmAAAA Y not ohtAInable tO-niRht.
The sun., 1889-12-08
SAYS HE WAS SHOT AT AND ROBBED
HiEeina's story OF What Happened when
Clark Found Him with TInIe Clark.

HiEGinH'S Story OF What Happened when
Clark Found Him With Tinie Clark.
Martin Clark, bartender in Sturges's
saloon. at Sixth avenue and Twenty sixth
street. was committed by Justice Ford In the
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
for examination on the charge OF assaulting
and robbing Michael Higgins. o plumber, OF
l5S West Thirty -sixlh b street.
According to the story told by Higgins to the
police. he went home on Thursday evening
with Tillie Clark. who lives with The bartender.
and was with her in q fiat ut 315 West Thirty
sixth street when Clark came In upon them at
II o'clock. Clark, Higgins says. fired re-
T0lver at him. tho bullet grazing his forehead;
turned him out OF the house. He com planned
to Capt Murphy OF the West hirty-seventh
street station. and Detective Gehegan arrested
Clark on Friday night.
The sun., 1889-12-08
RurgIarn Open . SAFE.

AEsoNIA, Dec This morning burglars en-
tered the grocery store of Andrew Beach in seymour
Conn and drilled two holes In his Herring safe
They blew OF The back, and bent the bolt get
crowbar In between the doorA After pFynH them open
they secured $40 In change bout a bnshOl OF alum
was scattered about the noor The tools with which the
burRlarB drilled the holes were stolen from shops tho
town PAintsrs had Oeon At work the store yesterday
and Of this burglars leaned against the new paint
This may furnish clue
The sun., 1889-12-08
Sunday in tLe American Ar, Galleries.

The American Art Galleries in Twenty third
street will he open to-day to accommodate the large
number OF persons who are unable to visit them on
week DAYS and who wish to view the works of BRrys
and MletH AnReuB" and the Oher pictures on eIhi6L
ton The gAllsLieS will be open from In the AfIer
noon And from ~ TO 10 In the evening.
The sun., 1889-12-08

The Board Of Oiv Record had short meeting
yesterday and adjourned until TO morrow At 2 P. N.
The heads Of departments who do not appear with their
r.qnistonS at that time viii be likely 70 90 short OF
stationery In 1870 The forty three notices sent out
have thus far eicited only twenty eight rsspsnEea
though the effort &c get the reqnIsonS has been going
since June Tho members VI the Board OF Cp
are out OF patience and TO morrow IN the last chance
for things 70 be hxsd up.
The sun., 1889-12-08

BAEooE. Ne. Dec. THE three days 20 as
JouDlsAss sn hours each day. ended might At
midnight Guerrero was winner breaking the WoYa's
ESsord for thirtE hopEH ne score. are q follSWS;
i14 miles laps hSssioE l12 miles II Iaps; Connora
ElBon l2I mleA ''' " -~''
The sun., 1889-12-08
DOES THIS APPLY TO YoU1
Itit Does. This is How You. Can FOrctelI the
Coming Of the Trouble.

Ono Of the most common and annoying effects Of
catarrh is continual dropping In the back part OF
throat which 10 especially noticed while lying down
bed. Toward evening the nose becomes partially
stopped the voice get, little husky and in some
tho throat may feel little stuffed
person affected will drop on to sleep only wake
up after shorter longer period by feeling Dropping
in the back part of the throat After passing
night he will awake In the morning not at all refreshed
bed.
After getting out OF bed In the morning he nds his
throat and upper OF tho swallow ned with aiime
and mucuS which has collected there by the dropping
therein during the night
The nrst thing he called do t rid his throat Of
the mucuS which he does by hawking up the offensive
material In casee this RaRRInR
ing The result OF all this is dsRurt for all food and
no breakfast. or . very light one,
The sun., 1889-12-08
KING NEAELEK raIUMPHAN1.
He COAqueFs the Last AbysaInian Pr0vIne
That Offers Resistance.

He COnquers the Last Abysainian Province
That ORers Resistance.
ROME. Dec. IA dispatch from Massowah
says that two native detachments under the
command OF Capt. Bettlni with the forces com
manded BY Sejums and 6obbats. have defeated
Ras AlulR and Mangaxia totally destroying
the enemy's force in the Tlgre province.
Every disrrict IN Abyssinia except Tigra, the
most northern, and the province OF which the
late King John was chief before he became
King, had given Its alleRiance TO King Menelek
ot Shoa as the successor to the Abvssinian
ship OF the famous Gen. Ras Alula, hold out
against him. The defeat OF Ras AlulaIhas been
brought Rhour by the cooperation OF the Ital-
iRns from Massowah. to whom Menelok agreed
to "ede the NORTHERN part OF Tigre and the
forces OF King Menelek.
The sun., 1889-12-08

Ihe Queen or American Railway TraIns
The mGznineentlY equipped New York and CbIeaEo
kimnitsd va the Eew York Central and Hudson River
Railroad unApproAehAbl for speed and eleRGnoe Of
tPRnin meht by AAy pAsaepEeT tram IN the world Il
leaves Grand Central Station daily at 100 A ~ and
The sun., 1889-12-08
The PLotOEravurs Company Rms.-r.....

The PhotoGravure Company whose ofIice Iis
At NOD Broadway New York has become financially en-
bATrAtSe and judg SniS sagTsgEtng alout s.
0ren en'ered AFEnSt H. which the sheriff mas
against the concern.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24
DAKOTA ELECTION.
a Light Vote POsledt i'm Favor Of the SiouY
E.llx Crt;etu

a Light Vote POslesi i'm Favor Of the Siou9
Falls Constitution.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May D-An election
was held in South Dakota yesterday TO
vote for or agains: the Sioux Falls Con-
stitu ion. SO called because il was four
years ago adopted in that city. upon
which the Omnibus bill required another
vote and to elect delegates to a convention
at Sioux Falls to complete the work to be
done before the Presidential proclamation
of Statehood. The vote was light. but the
majority in favor of the Constitution was
overwhelming. while the delegates elected
licans to one Democrat. that division
having been agreed upon before the
election.
In North Dakota delegates were elected
to the n>titutiOnal convention which
will convene at Bismarck on july A.
There, as in South Dakota, the minority
party (DemOcratic) was given one-th;rdI
of the delegates. This being true thersl
has been but Little contest III the polls.
b returns So far as received Indicate
that with q few exceptions the agreement
to the division OF the various delee ates
will be strictly adhered to. and the minor-
ity will be given q hearing when the Con
is being fram.i.
Heavy rains lessened the number Of
kota will not be over so 90. The OPPOSE
ton to sue Sioux Falls Constitution va
not great enough to be noticed
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24
course.

LAURENs COUNTY. Ga, is intensely
excited over the discovery of spirits
of turpentine in a well on a farm. A
peculiar gas has been observed com.
ing from the we'll ever since it was dug
two years ago. and more than q month
ago the water became SO impregnated
with %turpentine that it could not be
used. Anew days ago a bucket of COL
ored turpentine was hauled out and
an investigation was made and four
teen barrels were drawn of. In q few
hours the spirits had risen to the same
height Experts pronounce it the pure
article.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24
Snow In the North

!. 81. PAUL, Mimi. May D-Spscials Z
the Pioneer Press from various points il
Minnesota and Dakota give accounts o
heavy snowfall yesterday. At Wardel
it first rained and then turned into
heavy snow storm Erainerd says tina
snow fell there yesterday afternoon 10
several hours but finally ended in rain,
1he ground was parched and the street
and roads like ashes and tine crops hav|
.sohered, but the fall will ave them. n
Orsska. OAK, about Tour inches of snoI
fell during the morning ami il rainej
during the rest Of the day and water !
standing In pools all over the fields.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24

UNITED STATES CONSUL j. L. DOTY
at Tahiti has married Princess Polona.
of Tahiti. The Princess is a daughter
of Lord and Lady Darcy. the former a
British nObleman and the latter a ma
tive Princess. The bride was edu-
Gated in Europe and is heiress to the
largest estate in Tahiti.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24
Work Of q storm.

TACOMA, w. T.. May n-Shortiy befor
six O'Clock Monday night twenty me-
were at work in . building in course !
erection when . storm from the southweJ
struck the building. The structure tod
tered for . Eoment and then collapsed
burying the wSrkmen. Hundreds of me
were Dol ct work and in . few minutd
the body VI Walter Bates the owner !
tho building. vas taken out Tais wd
followed BY the rescue o Two Vhjure
Workmen, and then q workman name
Mcconnell was taken out dead. W.
Smell, who . week ago was elected Gil
attorney and who was q s~on.in-law
Bates, Was seriously injured Shortly afts
wards three Head bodies were recovered
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24

WILLIAM KExMLER, who was con-
victed Of murder in the first degree
Tor killing his mistress. Tillie Ziegler.
at Buffalo. n. Y, has been sentenced
to ''suffer the penalty of death to be
inflicted by the application of electri-
city within the week commencing on
Monday. June p" This was the first
death sentence under the new Law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24

BEFORE leaving Chicago for the East
Mr.. Barring. the English banker, de-
clared himself satisfied with the finan-
cial condition of the Santa Fe system.
He denied that he had ever been other.
wise. "As long" said he. as the
earnings give the good promise they
do now We will make all necessary adj
vances." He intimated that the con-
diti0n of the crops would in the future
have considerable to do in deciding his
course.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24
n YePk~S Cable.

CHICAGO. May 1.-the wear and tear
on III. North side cable loop line has been
something fearful from the first and the
freQueEcy with which new cables have
had to be purchased was cutting a con-
siderable figure in the expense account
of the road. So Mr.. Y-rkes sent for
the wise man Of San Francisco who
is supposed to know all about cable
roads. He looked things over and said:
''Oh, we can FIX this easily. Your grips
wear out the rope. Grease the rope, and
then the friction will be reduced" So Mr..
Yerkes' men creased the loop line, and
since then people have been walking. The
cable Is so sliPpery that when the grip
strikes q place that brings an extra strain
on it it fails to hold to the rope. the car
stops, and the passengers walk.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

house returns for the week
ended May Is showed an average increase
Of 1871 Ii New York the increase vas
1LS
AN earthquake was reported in the
middle portion Of California on the 18th.
HENRI ROCHgFORr created q sensation
in Regent street, London, the other day
by drawing a pistol on his enemy, n.
Pilotel. The pistol was empty.
A RACE riot occurred at Forest City.
Ark, on tie 18Th over the school election,
caused by a neSrO agitator named Neely
The sheriff, town marshal and a citizen
were killed. Nicely was killed the next
dav by a mob.
The designations Of the following cadets
at Ia Naval Academy have been accepted
by Secretary Tracy: Charles L. Kaufman.
q. F. Scott. W. L. Murray. L G. Baird. H.
l. Douglas and H.. L Wilde,m NJ. These
young officers were found deficient ut the
recent examination.
The American burglars. Guerrin and
DOnnan. who were arrested for robbinH
the Societe Lyonnaise. have been sem
fenced at the Lyons (France) ass;zss to
seventeen years imprisonment zach.
AT q meeting OF the Homestead steel
"SA 8us 80 to0
was strongly against accepting the slid.
ing scale posted by Carnegie & Co A
strike is considered inevitable il the scale
is insisted on.
In . recent interview Representative
Perkins, of Kansas, expressed the opinion
that the next Congress would pass . bill
for the regulation OF Congressional cleo.
tiona This measure. he said, would b
aimed at the South, but its provisions
would Of course apply equally to all sec.
tions OF the country.
CAPTAIN JAMES CHESTER. Of the Third
artillery, U. =. A. stationed on Cover
nOr's island, New York, became violently
insane ON the street b other morning.
He was taken into custody and in court
turned oveS to the military authorities.
CHARLES RCNDELI, late manager Of the
Southern Express Company at Columbus.
TIA, has teen found guilty Of embezzle-
aient and sentenced to forty years in the
He was . young man Of
talent and stood well in the city, but dis
ruined him
A GREAT Catholic demonstration was
made IT the laying Of the corner stone OF
the LASaile l~nstitute, Chicago. on the
10Th. About 80. 900 were present
TIE steamer Delta from Port de Paix,
May 10, hss arrived at New York.
forces arc reported TO have
gained two victories-one near st Marie
aud h other in the interior-previous to
May 10.
TIE CheyenneA Of Dakota, have ap-
. council Of fifty and twelve
to treat with the Sioux Indian
regarding the sale Of . part
their reservation.
ARCHBISHOP La BAsTIDII. Of the City |
Of Mexico, has accommodated Senior
the journalist
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-24

ST. P~ErERsBUR0, Nay 19-The 0on-
spiracy among military officers against
the Car. which WAS recently unearthed,
has many and widespread manifestations
Officers of regiments stationed in Moscow
and Warsaw ave been found to be i'm
plicated in the plot and three OF them COM
mitted suicide. A bomb was found in the
quarters of one Of the officers in Warsaw.
Hundreds of the conspirators have been
placed under arrest The discovery Of the
plot has completely unnerved the Czarina.