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trations of this fact he steals everything
that comes in his way, from a goat to a
red hot stove. Finally he decides to crack
a safe, and goes at his work earnestly with
hammer and chiseL. The owner enters
and the thief hides Carefully working
the combination, the owner opens the door
of the safe and pulls from its otherwise
empty interior a scuttle of coal.
1t is impossible to make the things Rp.
pear funny in print which drive audiences
crazy when they are seen on the stage.
The surroundings, personal appearance of
the actors, and the business" that goes
before and after have more to do with
making a stage joke funny thar do the
words themselves
In "a Rag Baby Old Sports great
anxiety to shake the hand that shook
Sullivanis" is not funny in itself; it is
funny because it is a quiet jab at the men
who worship p~rizeHghters.
A successful farce comedy must have in
it somewhere one or two things like that,
which will stick in the minds of the peo-
Pile who see IL as burs stick to their
clothes. A dozen of the current bits OF
slang have originated in that way, the lat
est and perhaps best known at present be-
ing Hes not In itf' Aunt Bridget's "Oh,
by goshi'' will rankle in the brain of the
small boy for weeks after the other parts
OF the show AVE become a very dim mem
DRY, and the same might he truthfully said
Of a dozen other catch" words and phrases
evolved by the writers of farce comedy.
Music, and lots of it, has been considered
an essential Of farce comedy until this year
when the Texas Steer came out, and in.
simultaneously succeeded, with only a darby
quartet in its first act. No one who ever
heard the three buns in 1.-THE Brass
Monkey" sing
, 1890-11-30
A FAMOUS oARsMAN.
Australia Has Few Better scuII.
ers Than Neil AIatterson,

Australia Has Produced Few Better scuIl-
ers Than Neil NIatterson.
Australia, the birthplace and cradle Of
great oarsmeu, has given to the world few
better men with the sculls than handsome
and plucky Neil Matterson, whose picture
appears herewith. He was born at Kemp
sey, Ms. W, June c, 1884. An inch added to
his height would make him a six footer.
and his professional weight is I52 pounds.
His initial public appearance was at the
Grafton regatta in 1882, but the victory
that first gave him world wide prominence
was when he defeated Peter Kemp for
$1,000 a sid on the Nepean river Oct. IS,
1884. Kemp gave up the fight after rowing
one mile. In May. 1885, Matterson defeat
ed G. Messenger for 81, 900 a side over the
PAramRtta river championship course.
On Dec. IS Matterson lowered his colors
20 W. Black in a great race for tie worlds
championship and 5000 over the same
course. He went to England in February,
1886, and was beaten by George Perkins on
the Thames curse May "a for 1900, the
Sportsman cup and the championship OF
England. He turned the tables on Perkiu,
Aug. 10 in a match for 5000. A fortnight
laterhe bested Wallace Ross, but was beat
en- by John Teemer. on Sept. 10, George
Lee worsted him. He then returned To
Australia and was beaten by Peter Kemp
for $1,000 a side aud the Tennysou cup,
, 1890-11-30

"a oAA
sword. Hartmann won the musket drill
by IL points in "a minutes and the bayonet
drill by 4 points in 9 NUT A brisk
and brilliant sword contest resulted in
Hartmann's favor by 8 points. In the
quick movement musket drill with a
10-pound gun the American won with
ease, executing 161 movements in 10
minutes to the Englishman's 9S.
A bayonet drill On horseback closed the
contest. As in the previous exhibition,
young Hartmann carried everything be-
fore him and won by eight points. His
victory was marred by a painful misfort-
une, however, for in ~dismounting his arm
was accidentally broken by his opponents
gun The trophy is valued at 5000 and
carries with it the worlds championship.
Col. Hartmann was also presented with a
gold medal on which Is a bass-relief OF the
queens head. Although only % years OF
age, Col. Hartmann has hfty-three vic
tories and no defeats to his credit.
, 1890-11-30

100 pounds in wrestling costume. He nst
came into prominence In a wrestling tour
nament at Chicago, April II. 1882. for the
amateur championship catch-sscatch-oan
style of the west, when he wrestlsd to =
draw with ]. u. Metcalfe, of st. Louis, after
both men had worked hard for 81 hours.
Victories over Frank Cassiday, OF Boston,
w. II. Moore, l. H. Prince and Z. j.. Bris-
tow followed. lie won his first profession
al match, Greco-Roman style, with Bob
Wright, of Detroit, in 1889. The next men
to go down were w. F.. Hanlon, W. J.
johnson, j. Robshaw and J. Stockton, but
in October he lost two matches with tho
then invincible Jimmy" Faulkner. Dun
can c.. Ross was Whitmore's next victim
Nov. 81. GrBco-Roman style, n a draw
with Greek George followed Dec. II.
In 1884 and 1885 he was defeated in three
rattling contests with STRANGER" Evan
Lewis. In 1887 he wrestled two draws
with Charles Moth. Greco-Roman style.
In 1888 he gained victories over II. Plunkett,
G. Thornley, and K Thine Last year he
won a5-n Otto Pick and lost to Charles
Green cos pounds. This yosr hs van
pushed George Peton. In addition to tius
above he has tried conclusions with the
best wrestlers in the world under the 1T
teen minute limit rule and claims the fol-
lowing results: Won from William Null
doom three times, won thrice and lost twics
with Lewis, won five times and lost twice
with Carkeek, won twice from Tom Con-
nors, four times from Mcmillan and once
each from Edwin Bibby and MRtsada SorR-
Eichi
, 1890-11-30

Minnie Palmer has been a long time be-
fore the public as Il star. and the only really
sensational event in her career, until a
week or two ago was a libel suit against
The Police Gazette for So, 900. She has been
~copiously advertised, but in a quiet way.
Recently she made her debut in comic
opera in New York. This occasioned con-
siderable remark. and the quickly follow
ing quarrel with her managers, Locke &
Davis, and subsequent collapse of the vent
ure caused more.
Then all Of Miss Palmer's friends, pro-
fessional and otherwise, were surprised by
the announcement that she had quarreled
, 1890-11-30

ing the famous show horse De Jarnette,
which took second prize. Sandwich was
bred at WOODBURY., Ills, five years ago, and
is owned by II. O.. Graves g. Sons, of Sand
witch, Ills. His dam was Rosabella, by
Belmont, and in his family tree occur such
famous names as those Of the mares Prim-
rose, Rosebush and Black Rose, and the
sires Woodford Mambrino and Alexander's
Abdallah, while Lord Russell is the well
known brother Of Maud S..
Sandwich is a magnificent specimen Of
equine excellence. His structure is grace
full and admirable throughout, and his
color is a rich bay with black points.
, 1890-11-30

and "A well known
p olitioia n of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Not long g Ca
sey, accompanied
by James Dunno,
another alder
man OF the City OF
Churches, made a
tour Of the British
:, and out
played all the ex-
pert h~andballists
of England, Ire
land and Scotland.
Casey has proved
himself the mas
ter of his fallow
, 1890-11-30

drill, recently cap
tured by Col
Nicholas G. Hart
mann, the young
swordsman aud
drillm of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The medal was
presented TO Hart
mann by the
Prince OF Wales,
after an exciting
contest between
the American and
Lieut.. Edward r.
] 5, of the
Queens guards
The drill, which
took place before
Queen Victoria at
Buckingham Pal
ace, Sept. % and
"a. consisted of
numerous exer-
cises with musket,
, 1890-11-30

Smiths principal achievement thus far
was the rattling battle he gave Peter Jack
son at Chicago not long ago.. His status
as a pugilist will be pretty definitely set
tied by his contest with the veteran colored
heavyweight, George Godfrey. He says
that II he whips Godfrey he will issue a
sweeping challenge to fight any heavy
weight in the world, John L. Sullivan ex-
cepted. Speaking Of Sullivan calls to mind
the fact that Smith trained for his fight
with Godfrey at Muldoon's home in Bel
fast, N. Y, famous as the training place of
the big fellow" for the Sullivan Kilraip
affair.
, 1890-11-30
"roMMYn

team and the Athletics, of Philadelphia.
in the order named His work was always
considered OF a high order Of merit, and he
occupied a good position both in batting
and fielding at the end of each season. In
1889 he signed a Milwaukee contract to fill
right field, his reputation being as great in
the west as in the east. He filed that po-
sition during the past season, and it is the
opinion of a many good judges that he is
by far the best right fielder that ever
donne a Cream City uniform. Poorman
is also a reliable batter and a nImble base
runner, and he can fill any position in the
field creditably.
, 1890-11-30
S4ZsEEsEk5EG


Razzie dazzle, Razzle, dazzle, How full am
will ever forget the r~ollicking nonsense OF
It. And "Razzle-Dazzle" Is only one of a
dozen.
By the way, the names which have been
chosen for farce comedies are a comedy by
themselves. "a Rag Baby" "A Hole in
the Ground" "a Brass Monkey,""A Tin
Soldier" The City Directory" skipped
by the Light o. the Moon" "Miss Nc
Ginty," Hot Water" "A Texas Steer p
and "a Trip to Chinatown" are all er-
pressiye.
BY common consent it seems to have
been agreed that it is wholly unnecessary
for the titles of farce comedies TO have any
thing to do with the piece itself. The two
principal writers Of this sort Of thing.
Charles Hoyt and Paul Potter, evidently
aim first at getting n catchy title. Then
they use a thread of plot-sometimes a
very slender one-to connect a series OF
songs, dances and funny situations.
Farce comedy Is not an experimental
fad 1t has come to stay, and is a healthy
Americanization of the French vaudeville
and English burlesque.
EDWARD MARSHALL
, 1890-11-30

Thomas ]. Poorman, the right fielder OF
the Milwaukee Baseball club, is a great IA
vorite with the general public. He is %
years old, is 5 It. 8 in. tall and weighs Ice
pounds. His career as a professional ball
player is quite an extended one, dating
back to 1881, when he became a member
of the Lock Haven club. The following
year he signed with the Metropolitans, OF
New York. Then followed engagement
with the Jersey Citys, the Boston League
, 1890-11-30

The finely nodded trotter whose pict-
ure appears in this sketch is Colma, the
swift daughter of Electioneer, hat world
renowned sire of phenomenal racehorses.
Her dam was Sontag Mohawk, one Of the
few mare that have produced five flyers
In the $50 list. Her fast quintet are Sal
lie Benton, a;17A; Sport, 2:22a4; Conductor
and Colma, 2:25L, and Eros, 2:2oK. With
such a distinguished ancestry Colma's rec
, 1890-11-30

1t is enough to make the numerous school
girls who have expired while endeavoring
to break the rope skipping record u
over in !heir graves when they hear that
P. L. Sweeney recently jumped l,527 times
In Elm. Is. without a break at Newport, R
The best previous record was l,Ol7 times.
, 1890-11-30

B%ouciaault sale OF London audiences:
They defy description. They don't know
what they want. They scorn n good enter
tainment and require n queer one. Queer
ness. instead Of merit, Is their maxim.n
, 1890-11-30

with her husband-manager, John Rogers.
Miss Palmer, so the newspapers said, al
legged that Rogers had tried to stab her.
This he denied When John Rogers first
became her manager he stipulated that
she should forfeit $50, 900 if she married
within three years. When this time limit
was up he married her himself, and they
were, until the late rupture between them,
regarded as a mode couple.
, 1890-11-30

ex-alderman in their f~avorite sport, and
has also easily defeated every man who had
the temerity to meet him. Having thus
demonstrated his superiority, Casey claims
the worlds championship.
, 1890-11-30
DON'T BLOW OUT THE GAS

Atrio OF Texans visit their congressman
Washington. The servant explains as
: brings them In that This is Mnssah
rfander's anteroom."
After a moment OF puzzled silence the
texans exclaim in concert as their hands
UdoTn into their pockets:
how muchi'
"A Parlor Match" M. Hoey playa the
A1of a tramp whose idea Of property
snershiP Is rather vague. His time while
Tue stage Is principally devoted 20 Illus.
, 1890-11-30

j. C. Hoagland, OF New York, has pur.
chased the steam yacht Stranger. which
will be enrolled with the Atlantic, Ameri.
can and Shelter island Yacht clubs
, 1890-11-30

Admirers of the manly art are at present
talking about ed" Smith, of Denver, a
comparatively new aspirant for pugilistio
n%otoriety and a very promising one.
Smith is the protege Of William Muldoon,
the world famous wrestler and trainer
of Sullivan for his fight with Ktlrnin.
Muldoon considers Smith one of the com.
ing men, and Muldoon knows a good man
when he sees him IL any one does.
, 1890-11-30

ment of NJ. Dumaine. He played many
parts, and played them well, during his
long career, the f~avorite both with himself
aud his audience being that of Rysoor in
SarL5I's "Patfi - in the costume of which
our portrait Slows him. He was also an
accomplished writer and elaborated with
Dumas the elder in the creation OF "The
Three Musketeers."
, 1890-11-30
MoNAacA AMONG swoRpsMgN.

An American WIKI Won the Worlds
Championship Before Queen Victoria
Below Is given a picture Of the worlds
championship medal for saber and musket
, 1890-11-30
A New Play for Tommy Russell.

a New Play for Tommy Russell.
A new play is being written for Tommy
Russell, Of Little Lord Fauntleroy" fame.
The author of the new play is Mr.. Octavus
Cohen, editor of The Charleston Is. c.
Daily World. The time is during the reign
of Qneen Elizabeth, n one OF the charac-
tiers is William Shakespeare, the immortal
bard Of Avon, who will be portrayed on the
stage perhaps for the first time. The play
will probably be called "Toey Rattles; or,
The Wait OF Devon" and will be produced
about the middle Of February.
, 1890-11-30

Hes the Champion Player.
The champion handball player Of the
world is Philip Casey, an eK-alderman and
, 1890-11-30

ord thus far has been something of a dis
appointment, but her admirers are conf
dent that she will in the near future knock
a number Of records of 2:25H. Colma Is Il
gray mare, and was bred at Palo Alto, the
home OF those famous equine wonders.
Sunol. Palo Alto and Manzanita
, 1890-11-30

SCENE FRoM "a TEXAS EEL.
ior fun making. A darby sidles into the
Zhon Mr.. Brander's room at the hotel,
paddy frightened and saying;
Dsrfy ot-rembling)-They toll me ] mus do IL;
ueed they did, Massa Branderl
shati
Derky (dodging) : Oh, Massa Branderi |
Poadnt do 1t II l didn'th af toll
srander Cangy)-wouldn't do what, you ras
The darby, with a quick, movement,
esngs a sign on the chandelier and escapes.
he sign reads:
, 1890-11-30

A Retiring French FaVorIte.
When an actor or an actress once really
pleases a Partisan audience that audi
ence's love is won for life. providing the
object OF it keeps within speaking dis
lance Of the standard of merit FIRST es-
tablished. No better illustration OF his
fact could be obtained han the prevailing
demonstrations of regret over the retire
, 1890-11-30

July 4, 1887. and again Oct. %, 1888. Kemp's
hackers wagering 5000 against $500.
Ms:terson was the trainer of Worlds
Champion Harry seattle IN nearly az. his
important matches. During the present
season Matterson has defeated Charles
Stephenson aud Chris Nelson, and lost
races to Kemp and John Mclean.
, 1890-11-30
AN ALL ROUND WRESTLER.

Brief sketch Of Frank whItmore, = MIaa
of Muscle.
Frank Whitmore, Chicago's all round
wrestler, was born in Bath, Maine, July 10,
1868. He is ) feet 9 inches high and weighs
, 1890-11-30

Sardou, the great French playwright. is
TO visit America IN January.
, 1890-11-30
CHECKERS AND CHESS.

Checker problem No. 0O-By j. A. Kear.
Blnck-S. Is. %.
, 1890-11-30
FARCE COMEDIES.
Fun Provoking Creations That
Are Intensely Popular.
nUsIC, PRETTY GIRLS AND FUN.

Beads of Nonsense on I. String of Plot
Are Th~eatregoers Want Now.
How This Form of Amusement origi-
mated.
Which Is to be more admired-the man
Who makes the public laugh, or the man
Who makes a cold chill run down the
, 1890-11-30

Gold aud silver thin
pies. - , w
Gold eyeglasses and
specks. $50" 10 90
Call and see styles and prices.
, 1890-11-30
THE WAR IS OVER.
Baseball Rivals Have Patched
Up a Peace at Last.
The P. L. A THING OF THE PAST.

W. l. Harris Reviews the Situation and
Tells How the robIe Has been
soIved-Plans and Prospects for the
Coming Season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
STILL TIE LEvEEs BREAK,
The Area OF Flooded Country Con.
stantly Increases.

MrNrHrs, Tenn, March 27.-The low lands Of
Mississippi and Arkansas seem TO be doomed.
bevees are constantly breaking and the foods
are practically beyond control Work on the
creyasse 1t Arkansaw City has been suspended,
which means devastation for that section. Al
Skipanth, sixty miles below Greenville. big
ievee broke yesterday morning overfowing the
nttie town and sweeping away several houses.
lhe break was instantaneous. leading citi-
zen, standing in four feet of water and holding
ms child on his shoulders, telephoned an sp-
peal Tor skif and boats TO rescue the drown
ing people. lie had seen two of his neighbors
drown close 10 him and expected that MANY
more would suffer the same fate. He claims
that the people living in the country cannot es-
cape. Repeated warnings have had no effect
on them, as they felt secure behind their big
!eyees. The break is bad and the levee is
melting like snow bank. Eescuing parties
IN boats and skiffs have been organized at va
rious points The negroes IN the bottoms are
panic stricken and many of them will be
drowned. Live stock will be drowned by the
thousands, as no provision has been made for
removing them and the government boats pa
trolling the banks can do no more than rescue
human lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
THE LOCAL RAILROAD PROBLEM.
A Subcommittee Appointed to Consider
Its Ii. and u. Branch,

There was secret session of the Senate COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia this MORN
ing to consider the local railroad problem, so
far as the baltimore and Ohio company and
the residents and property owners on the line
of that road are affected. The matter is re-
garded by the committee as one of more than
ordinary interest, and when the special meeting
was ready for business there were present
Senators ingalls,, Farwell, Mcmillan, Higgins,
Harris, Vance, Faulkner and Barbour. The
object of the meeting differed materially from
that of its immediate predecessors, for there
was no hearing of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road authorities They have impaired all the
information they had to give away and today
the committee wrestled alone and unaided
with the difficulty. Consideration was given
the various measures looking to amend
ment of affairs and at last it was
decided that there must be further
consultation. A resolution was offered
authorizing the appointment of a subcom-
mittee, whose duty it should be to confer with
the District Commissioners, with the Baltimore
and Ohio chief engineer, Mr.. Douglass, and any
other persons it chooses to talk to. The reso-
luton was agreed to and Senators Ingalls,. Far
we'll and Faulkner were appointed to carry out
the wishes of the committee.
Tho subcommittee will commence its inyesti-
cations early next week by going carefully
over the proposed route. Then will follow the
conferences referred to and by the regular
meeting of the committee on Friday of next
week the subcommittee expects to have a re-
port ready for the full committee to act upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
WE ARE THE PEOPLE,
How Quick We Got the Result OF the
Oxford Cambridge Race.

NEW YORK. March 27.-The announcement of
the result of the Oxford-Cambridge boat race
in London yesterday was sent over the various
telegraph circuits of the United Press within
one minute and a half of the time that the
bow of the Oxford boat crossed the finish line.
This extraordinary feat was accomplished
through the courtesy and cooperation of the
Direct Cable Company, whose Office in this
city was connected by wire with that Of the
United Press, the London Office. being con-
nected with Mortlake, thus practically making
a continuous wire connection between the
scene of the finish of the race and the general
Offices of the United Press on Broadway. The
dispatch was filed three quarters OF a minute
after the result of the race was known and the
actual time occupied in transmitting il to New
York and in sending It over the United Press
circuits was between forty and forty-fys
seconds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
HOUSE..

The House met at IL o'clock in continuation
of Wednesdays session, and the Wyoming ad-
mission bill was again taken up for considera-
ton.
Mr.. Cultivate (Ohio) opposed the bill, bas-
ing his opposition upon the insuficiency of
population in the proposed state.
Mr.. Buckalew Pa) also antagonized the
measure, declaring that il was a bribe held ont
to Congress by the local office-seeking element
in the territory. 1t was intended to pack the
United States Senate-a Senate already having
eight new republican seats, six fairly held and
two stolen.
Mr.. McAdoo N.J. said that the Constitution
OF Wyoming, il not the worst constitution ever
adopted, was abrest Of the worst There was
in that constitution almost everything that was
bad in politics, morals and economics. The
only good thing in it was the clause which al
lowed it to be amended. 1t held out to the
European syndicates an advertisement TINT
Wyoming was the Mecca to which they should
hasten their steps in order to gobble up the
public lands.
ON THE QUESTION OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE
he said that all honorable men had idealized
woman and looked upon her as good and fair
and beautiful. We're she given suffrage men
would not look upon her as fair and beautiful.
but as robust, manly and at times, when poli.
tics waxed hot, vulgar. Woman was the MAIN
stay Of religion; put her into politics and that
mainstay was removed.
Mr.. Springer OL) commented upon the
small attendance Of members when bill of
this importance was before the House. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
NOMINATIONS TO-DAY.
Only Army Promotions and POstmastcrs
on the List.


The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Postmasters: Maine - Joseph A. Gary,
Caribou. Vermont-Edward Clark, Poult-
ney; Alex. w. Davis, White River
junction; Jasper il. Orcutt, Northfield.
New York-Ensign NJ. Clark, Niagara Falls.
New Jersey-Isaac II. Nichols, Bridgeton;
Howard A. Clement, Haddonfield. Texas
Anna B. Baker, Bowie; Edgar NJ. johnson, Ter
rell. Tennessee-Hugh NJ. Eakin, Fayetteville;
Barclay NJ Tilman, Shelbyville. Kentucky
James NJ. Saffell, Frankfort; Chas. A. Johnston,
Lebanon. Georgia-Benj. NJ. Parsons, Haw-
kinsrille. Wisconsin-D. G. Remington, Mauston;
Lewis S. Patrick, Marinette; Hiram 4. Sharp,
Delavan. Ohio--Robert d. Dole. Aryan; Nor
ris Burns, Galien. Nevada-Edward L. Blk
ley, ElkO. Missouri-John A. Truck. White
Plains. MinnesOta-James r. Claghorn, Waseca;
Benjamin +. johnson, Worthington; George
A. A.Whitney, ,Wadena. Kansas-James L. Clough
Sabbetha; William J. Henry, Lindsborg;
John P. Mcknight. Hiawatha. Indiana
George P. Graf, Knightstown; Francis H.
Doran, Michigan City. Illinois-John NJ. Holt,
Moline; Albert L. Stone, Marseilles. Cali
fornia-Edwn B. Smith, Pomona; Nathan W.
Moody, Fresno. Colorado-James A. Cochran
Colorado City. Washington-Frank Z. Will
Hanson, Pcmeroy. New Mexico-Mrs. Emma
G Noble, Ration.
Major Anson Mills, tenth cavalry, to be lieu
tenant colonel, fourth cavalry; Capt. Stevens
NOVEL;. tenth cavalry, to be major; First Lieut.
Levi P. Hunt. tenth cavalry, to be captain;
Second Lieut. VIM. H. Smith, tenth cavalry, to
be first lieutenant; First Lieut.. Edward J. Nc
Clernand, second cavalry, to be captain; Second
Lieut.. Francis G.. Irwin, jr., second cavalry, to
be first lieutenant.