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mn. D.fLEY FINDS A BULLDOG.
1t Bites Him. Is Arre~tcd. Locked Ur, and
Then shot.

Martin q. Daley, carnenter OF l7S East
Eighty-ilfth street drilted into Peter Bcgley's
saloon ut EiGhty-seventh stI Get and Third ave-
nuo about O'Clock yesterday morning. some
what tho worss for liquor Juggling along
a!tcr him at tho end OF q bit Of ropo was n big
bulldog. Daley >aid u friend had Just given
tho dog to HIM.
Begley did not like the Looks OF tho animal,
md told Daley to take il ont. Daley started 10
40 SO but the dog efuse to bulge. Tho car
Lon or tuggrd at the rope. aud when the dog
got tired Of the strain on lis meek it relieved
teeth In his. nrm; The dog hung IN
with tho tennrity Of its breed. Daloy lifted it
clear from the i!oor in hi- elf"rts ,n release his
arm, and nEaiy .ucreeded III shak ing it and n
mOuthful Of his arm on
Policeman Null. N took tn" badly bitten man
police station.
DIley was removed to the Presbyterian Hos.
Giai. where his wound Was cn"terih.d. The
dog was locked in n cell. Its cnnsta, snarliig
and savage M M ITS 10 get out LODI the police
70 snspect that I WAS ma.l-ns it had u light TO
be md It was shot 1t Is thought that Daley
picked tho dog M in the street.
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TARPON IN NORTHERN WATERS.
Ono Measuring Three Feet Ten Inches
Caught Mt Long Beach.

Ono Measuring Three Feet Ten Inches
Caught at Long Beach.
On tho wall of Twenty. eighth street table
dh6te establishment 10 the head OF the Florida
tarpon captured by the Hon. NJ. S. Quay few
years ago. and over which there arose tho ia
nous controversy as to whether 1t WAS larger
fish than tho one killed by John Hockshe the
year following. The distinguished anglers
need not go 80 far away from home for q tussle
with the monster silver sides.
Mr.. Thomas H. Terry Of tho Meadow Brook
Hunt Club. a few days ago. while fishing for
sheepshead ut Long Beach. captured Bly,
pound baby tarpon which WAS three feet ten
inches long. This proves that. like tho sword
and saw fish. the tnrpon visits these waters in
summer. Mr. Terry. who was fishing with
his wife at the time. landed u number OF fine
weakl!sh and ono lu-pound sheepshead.
Owing to nm overdose OF netting the fishing
IN and about Jamaica lay, Rockaway Inlct
and at Staten Island Is reported Door.
Hnlf-pOund snapper. or young bluefish, are
running In ut Pelham Bav. lfvcry light tackle
y used II is fine sport landing Thorn. as they
fight vol.
"Fnll moon" striped bnss hnvo mt In an ap-
pearance ~ tho Hudson. From Ninety six h
street 10 ionkers II number OF fairly good
clutches have boon reported. A twenty one
pound striped bass was taken ut Stamford q
few days ago.
Fred Leland. who lust returned from the st.
Lawrence. says the fishing was never better.
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sho, hy IA Hidden A..a,Iant.

MITcHrLL Ind. Aug. 22.-IIenry Tow. trus.
tee OF Marion township. and hi, bro, her" Bud"
Tow who WAS recently wounded in shooting
ARRAY n the train near Green Castle. both
started from here yesterday to go to tho homo
Of Henry Tow. about six miles west of this
roce. 1t has been thought for some timo that
tho enmity between tho Tows anl BASES.
cause q murder. When the two brothers
reached n h Henry Tow's home some person hid
ter ut once drew his revolver to return II. Fiyn
or ak shots were fired. Tnw receiving a wound
~ the head which will probably result fatally
aSsailuut
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the name. she will have 10 mako throe turns
during tho trip. Writing nnme on
! tLo ocean with steam yacht MS q
rcncil suggests tho lofty aspiration OF the
German poet. Heinrich Heinc. who became dis
pleased when the waves washed out the name
of his sweetheart. written on the sand. and
sighed for the tallest FIR tree in Norway to dip
into the crater OF Mount Etna and rewrite the
beloved name in letters Of Gro on the sky.
Racing the Monmouth has not enough real
glory in 1t for Mr.. Munr'. IIo wants to tackle
something with more rretensionS. He has his
eye on the new Herreshof steam yacht. not
yet christened. recently comlle cd for William
X. Hearst. proprietor OF tho San Francisco En-
aminrr. This yacht Is ll2', feet long. or nearly
twice the size Of the Norwood. She has n
Thornycro;t boiler and Iunlrunlo expansion
engines. and is said to be capable Of making
rs good time rs tho Norwood Mr.. Munro said
he would like to havo the opportunity to pr NO
that the Norwood is better yacht than Mr..
Hem sts. He said:
Il think 1t would DO a good idea to have
rnce between the boats while Mr.. Hearsts
yacht is waiting Tor transportation to tho
Pacific coast 1t would break the monotony OF
tho wait. The Norwood Will be Ieady any
time that Mr. Hearst may SOLICIT. and 1t will
be mighty interesting race II Mr.. Hoarst's
yacht is rs fast as the Herreshoffs claim"
MI. Munro mas not much laitn IN inc quad
ruple.expnns' on engine. lie said:
THAT style OF engine was triod ny tho Hor.
reshofrs In my yacht Say When which they
built for me. 1t did not seem to accomplish Its
purpose on that boat. whatever it may be able
to do on other b. ats. The Say When was con.
tracted for a speed OF % statute miles an hour
We never could got more than 10 miles and q
fraction out Of her. and then she broke down
nearly every time We went out"
Mr.. Munro frankly declares that tho succas.
Of tho Norwood is due primarily to the Moshar
system OF generating steam Alterations wero
mado In the hull OF the boat. notably at tho stern.
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MORTGAGES IN KANSAS.
The Alliance Men Say They Amount to
300 Per Capita.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Tho folks Mt tho Al
linnce Headquarters arc indignant ut tho
charge made against Senator Potter TINT ho Is
misroprc entinR the people Of Kansas as r.
spects their indo tcdness. They hnvc gone 10
tho trouble TO get statistics from tho Cens us
Ofllco TO sustain Mr. PETERS, statements ia TO
the real estate mortgages These statistics
independent ri all o her form Ot ohliga ion t.
debit. amounted during the past ten years 20
xiS2,IU - ~ OF which S23o.oUO.0n still rom ala
Seventy. onor ccgt. Of mortgages ara on
FIRMS. Twrniy-eiGht per cont. a Q subject to
10 por cent. interest. I Der cent. to 70 nor
cont. interest and f. me. they say, to 40 r~r
cent. Interest, THO number VI mortgages
representing this debt ia $40 900.
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THE CROTON WA1HR SIZED INSPECTION.
Hoard OF Health Chemists Find tho Water
COnta mInnted by Sewage.

Hoard OF Health Chemists Find the Water
Contaminated by Sewage.
President Wilson OF tho Health Board has
received daily reports from Chemist Martin
and his assistant. DR.. Beebe. who have been all
week inspecting tho Cro,on water shed. He
expccts To receive tomorrow a full detailed
report OF tho condition of New York's drinking
water. He refused yesterday to make public
tho reports already.in his possession. He said.
however. that they set forth that the Croton
east and .outh branches
At Brewster's Chemist Martin aud his assist
ants discovered ton ieet ~ mud in the bottom
Of tho river. The vegetable matter which has
been found in the water springs from this mud
and Is also found along the banks. 1t has also
Owned 10y tho city are usei by some OF the
nIuednct officials. and that the drainage OF
thas0 lands enters the Croton water
Tho full report Of tho chemists will probably
be made public Tomorrow.
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GLASS A-sLoors-25 FEET no sa rEE1.
Light Winds on the Kills.

Staten Island held Its first open Corinthian regatta
yesterday afternoon. The wind light that the
club had change its usual and take In part
Head made the outer marx Their. were Just sxhs
boat. IN the rare. and they divided into three
had wa'sover tho u TO 10 foot class Of sstboAt,
nwnri bv Vim. ionRhtwort beat tho tess owned ny
Joe Ellsworth by 3minutes ~ s-conds with Capt e. A.
IngzliN ira g. A. |. third, and Commodore Ross
ToInboy lnst In class =, ior catboa!s II feet and
under u. s. Ellsworth with tho Dove G. Ste n.
m-yer Oracle second by 81 seconds aud the nope.
Capt. Joe Smith WAS third
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Referee George T. Smith hns flod n report in
tho Supreme Court in which no linds that Eliz.
abeth Charlotte Leonard Is entitled to 81 1851 80
ON the estate OF AndIow LEONARD, who died
on March 2. 1890. 1t appears that tho Leon
ards wcr" ropu,rl to b. husband and wife, and
hal lived together ut 1913 Mncdougal street
conducted , boarding house here. Tho referee
nnds ina! re y, woman expendcd at Leonard's
DEATH. Ito grants her SIS n week for Ms nonri
from March ], 1890, to his death. and Tor tho
same period allows her IS week for services.
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THE SEA EXPRESS Is COMING!
OCEAN eREYH0UvDS MAI NOT BE
IN IT YEAR OR so HENCE.

Norman l.. Munro Says He VIII DuNA .
Yacht to Cross II Four DAys-Iaventor
Mosher says IL Can He Done II Eighty
Hours-Ioesnotive Speed On tho Waves.
aad Uaser the stars ana stripes 1.-THE
New ship oH tho Model OF tho Norwood.
There are two mon In this city who conf
IDENTITY believe that the four-day ship will be .
creation OF the immediate future. One OF
those enthusiasts Ia Norman I. Munro. owner
OF the marvellous little steam launch Nor
wood. and tho other Is @. D. Mosher. inventor
OF tho powerful tubular boiler which gen.
crates the steam that makes the Norwood the
fastest craft OF her kind in the world. Both
Mr.. Munro and Mr.. Mosher believe that
tho Norwood Is tho precursor OF tho
steamship which will cover tho $500
miles between Sandy Hook and Queenstown
within ninety-six hours. Tho success OF the
Norwood has convinced Mr.. Munro Of tho
practicability OF making a yacht twice her
length on the Same model that will mako 30
knots. or about 35 shore miles. an hour, and he
ts going to make ono.
Mr.. Munro said yesterday:
Tho Norwood is an unexampled success
6he has realized my expectations. but she has
not yet shown the world what she Is capable OF
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Nnme,c.. B~ut. Ch,ppewa.

Tho Gardner 25-rater Nnmeless, owned by r. "
Wcmore, gave n defeat to Thomas Caphan's Chir-
pewa on the Sound m LarchmonL yesterday. The
wind was southwest and light Tho course was from
larchmont to Execution Light TO windwsrh thence
TO MatinnicOrk NuOy, with tho wind free and return
on a c!ose reach to tho tnish, The corinhAn's Mos
quito Fects Regatta ominittee MANAGED the race
The Needle. owned by ~, q, Jennings, started with
Eanrless aud rnippewa but finished third Tho emp
p~wA he'd lead over tho Asnrrss To the fr,t mark,
ami on tho second Lex but tho Namrrss heat hnr
Gaming home. IN ,isss tho Thora won. Win 10
brenda second ant Sora third In Class the Dot beat
tho Cupid In Class the sIrAyNng beat the Coot,
A Rsader-l foul tip caught within ten feet Of the
home plate Is not OUT :. knnn-rs can take as many
bapss they can get on % palsed bail. g. A bstsmsn
who bats of urn n only be declared out in case
the error discovered before ball Is pitched
ceeding batsman
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POOL ROOMS SWINDLED,
The Wires Were Tapped, and Somebody
Plunged on Bic Three.

CINCINNATI Aug. 21.-The Covington pool
rooms were fleeced this afternoon by sharpers
in betting on tho last Garfield Park race on
Big Three. who was selling to /. Some OF the
bookmakers suspected swindle and were not
taken in.
IT is said that one lost $4,000 and another
They would have lost more had it NOT been
that the plnnging coming In all at once caused
them 10 quit selling. Evidently somebody got
me news 6eiore It reached the pool rooms. II
Ia believed the wires were tempered with. but
opinions differ as to where they were tappe /,
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doing. lam sure she can maintain. as long
rs her coal lasts q speed Of thirty statute miles
an hour. would not call her success II she
IN hour or so. think she can give tho Mon
mouth five miles start from Pier and DO at
Sandy Hook far ahead OF her.
In order TO show In unique and attractive
why. tho great power OF tho little launch. Mr..
Munro will have his pilot and engineers start
her from Pier with the Monmouth. and write
on the water. in evanescent oam-lctters a
block long. that may be plainly read from the
tor OF tho statue OF Liberty. her own name.
Norwood. and evon then get to Sandy Hook
ahoad Of tho Monmouth. In order to make
her letter o the Norwood viii have to sail in
complete circle and rs there arc hree o. In
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PETERSBURG. Va. Aug. 22.-Ths ,.ornine
Mis- Tucker. daughter of DR., JOHN W. Tucker.
prom nent citizen OF Dnwiddie cuun,y. and
Mr, !. b. Grlgg. a wiiely known citizen OF
ton. where they were married. Miss Tucker
W WIas stopping With Nj. II, 2. Cousins OF this
groom. 20. The bridal patty will return 10
Petersburg Tomorrow,
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Father and Chlid Drowned.

SCHENECTADY. Aug 22.-At sI5 O'Clock this
evening John Gibney and wife and their 4.year-
old boy were crossing Union street bridge.
when the child foil through an opening in the
iron work. The father jniDped int the water
to save tho child. and both were drowned.
Gitney lately came here from New York. where
he lived at ,544 East l34th strset. ,Gibney's
STi!e e nearly crazed by grisi. She knows Of
bands fate. although she saw him Jump after
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Another Dealer In Lillian KusseIrs For.
trRlta

BENJAMIN j. Falk. who says he is the solo
owner OF the Lillian Russell portrait No. Al"
has filed nm application In tho United states
Circuit Court for an Injunction restraining
selItnoerE co. from piintinc. publishing. or
selling any OF these portraits.
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strike OF the painters was ordered on the
building at 90 Eas, Thlty-ninth street yesler-
day, because OF the employment OF non union
Y. 1t is said that these carpentsrs ara com.
PEELED to work nine hours day for $3.50. while
t s1 union hours are eight Q day and the wages
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Father and SON Killed by lightning.

md rain storm passed over portion Of Not'o-
way county last 0, euing. and for n while tho
rain came down In a perfect deluGe. Mr.
James oils and son were caught ont in the
been In he barn but n short time before the
t building was struck BY lightning. and both VI
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Staten Island Yacht Race.

The Station Island Yacht Club whose head-
quarters are Mt Stapleton, held a regatta yes.
terday. Outside clubs were invited to com.
rete for the first time. and. with a southwest
wind blowing through tho Narrows and eleven
starters. there WINS cool race.
Glasses A and Is sailed from the club houss
in the old ferry house at Stapleton. around ,hs
Swash Channel Bell Buoy thence to Buoy IA or
B Bay Ridge and home. about fifteen miles:
Inc me smaller boats rounded the Quickstep Boil
Island ana Buoy IA before coming home.
covering twelve miles. Following is tho sum
mary:
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Tb. Rehri e Sen Commission.

VICTORIA. b. c.. Aug. 90 The United States
Commissioners to Behring Sea have returned
to Nanaimo on the steamer Albstross having
concluded their lRbors. The British Commits
sioners are also returning and will reach VIC
toria In q few daya
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Happy Bee's Luck at Hampden Park,

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug. 22-The final heat
OF the stake left over from Friday was trotted
this morning. 1t was lucky stroke for Happy
Bee that there was n postponemrnt as she
came out the freshest Of the four and won Ia
moderate time. Summary:
,,sprinGaeld stake 81 90: 22s clasa
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SARATOGA's STAKE HAcrs
Ono Wnikover for Los Aneeie.-I., r.
Beaten In the Other ses

SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-Therc wore two .
events on tho programme to day the Mo,r,s...s.
Stakes. Tor nil ages. at a mile and f,ys.o,,h,s1
which was walkover for Los Angeles And ~
Pcoahontas Stakes, for three ycar. old nuis'
which resulted In surprise La Tosca. faya'
Ito nj odds on, trailing in second two ~
lengths behind Santa Anna. second chn's.
The opening dash was won handllv ~
three .quartcrs Of length by Salonic.i
an to 1 shot, Cottonade. at 20 To
snntchin- the place from Madrid by a boaT
Belle of Orange. odds-on favoritc, won the seq.
ond race as she rensed BY two lengths. ino,l.
D.. second three lengths in front Of lna,s
Rubber. third. Virgin III. throw her rlder y
Williams, at tho post, dragging Williams say.
eral Yards without inuring him. Eric, thlrd
choice in tn. NTH race. moved ont rom ,hs
bunch at the hend OF the HON nstrs, ,gs
AMI although the horse stumbled ami dtoU'saal
n hard drive nv a neck from Ger,ie d. Ma I'LL
losing second pIa e by two lerstvs. NV
sixth race. led all tho war. md won by iRr ,.
quarters 81 q longth. ga II. boating icrclss
two lengths Tor second place. summaries:
THE FIRST RACE.
rurse 500 for two.year olds, three qnar,sn q, .
santa Anita stNblesh t. saionica by Grins,.Ad- ,.n
%;:y .Ss %:;. IL "a, .S :s;;.
The Queen and Judge ,Tlnncey also ran
Eet, IN, tight. TO asains. saIoniea so.o Cotton
THE SECOND RACE.
Purse 500 for threc.yea; o;is: one mic
~ awes,. b e. i,en =. % e. orHngs ty put. Of
isa.'ns::S Hu.s - ,s;i
&assis bs S and Srs, 1p "Ss' c0'
R.,.ing-rivc to on B.lir OF orange = to s again.
Luella Is. 10 to India Rubber A""
THE THIRD RACE.
The Morriassv Stakes for al ages Wit $3.50 sta.a
of which Epn to second and Si.,J to third ops MI
santa Anti. 81 = he's oh. m Los Angelo. It. by Gle,
elR-LA Polka l:O Il. Lewis.
THE FOURTH RACE.
Tho Pocahantas Stakea for three Nea- old o,ts, =.
81 zach win e. ADDED Of which 80, to seSoaa
santa Anita stab e's b. T. santa Anna. by nrlU.ttad-
s. a,Srn II II i l,%I.m ~ ;so
E. Teppers sh Il #eodSsns H. a. W What
B..,insrwo to .saims;; santa santa Anna to Inn >.
Tosca, SOTO against oodbena
THE FIFTH RACE.
Purse $500: selling allowance" ono milo and ,,1.
" Is Jenninass b. h. Eric 5, by Duke OF Magenta
Second Hand ia DeonR. ...,.......,...... -
R ~ s'sne IA Rs SsFs,e ste ,,a "m
vosburg. Lady Unde. Sequence cot, and Tacuci.p
also ran
Bet,!ng-Fivs to against Eric IL to Gertie D.. ~
THE SIXTH RACE.
Purse $50; selling allowances; five and a half fur
WIN. Rsrricks Oh. Q. St Charles D. bv st. Ba,s.-
". 3. Jsnninrss Oh IIo.a ii. 3 lio tsims
Marie Lowell. Apaiio chairman Alarm Belle pr.,i.
:, Bs,,ns-sivs TO on St Charles s.o .eau., no.s
Results or tho Glouccster Races.
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GLOUCESTER Aug 22--To days races resulted as fol.
lows:
Tom hoy second. Groo,nsm third. Time, 2:ia. '~
win seconL lillian third. Time o:ai~
won. Fas.nors second Ely Third rms :2o,.. 'S'' b.
Fourth Race-four and one half furlonR. Genevievs
won Express second. Lita third Time W:j7h
Fifth Race-ons mile saunterer won Golden Reel
second TAppnhannock third. Time i:t5
sixth Raco-Four furlonKa Carlow won P. J. IL
second Dirigo third. Time u:5sls.
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DON'T BE EuNCOEp
SUICIDE SECUTED.
Identification Of the Remains
Found in the Bay.

The remains of the man found in the
bay, near Goat Island on Friday, were
identified at the Morgue yesterday as those
of Henry Pfenpig. He was 81 years of age
and a native of Germany, where he leaves
wealthy parents. lie was travelling man
and arrived here from Chicago on
January 23d.
The Identification of the remains was
made by o. Warnecke of Chicago, who is
stopping at the Occidental Hotel. There
was no reason, he said, why Pfennig should
have committed suicide as he was literally
supplied with funds by his wealthy relatives.
Pfennig occupied Room 55 at the Occidental
and lived luxuriously. Before he dis
appeared two weeks ago. he was drinking
heavily and it may be that he fell into the
bay while intoxicated.
On the day that he disappeared he was
engaged in collecting and canvassing for
Warnecke. He had rich friends and
relatives in Chicago and Germany" said
Warnecke, "aud | cannot believe lie COM
mitted suicide. He left no effects. but
always had plenty of money at his dis
posal."
An inquest will be held tomorrow and
in the meantime the relatives of the deceased
in Germany will be notified of the death by
cablegram
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks inactive in the regular SEES
SION yesterday. and beyond n decline in Con. Cal.
and Va. TO Si21s prices showed no marked change.
The board adlourned at the close of the session,
which explains the absence of the usual closing
gu tations.
Local securities pretty active Tor Saturday.
Spring Valley Water to S94 and Electric Light
to SIT. Hawaiian Commercial declined TO Sl2
The Teresa Mining Company is assessed 10 cents,
delinquent May list. sale day May 18th; Alameda
Sugar Company 81, delinquent May 18th. sale
June 9Th.
Mining assessments falling due in April amount
1888, 45O, of which Nevada mines want Sl59 ,450,
California mines $4,000 and Arizona mines
$l5,0g0.
Mount Diablo has received shipment OF $T2l5.
California and oregon Land Company has levied
an assessment of % cents, delinquent May 5th sale
day May 18th.
The lowest and highest prices OF the leading
stocks during the week were follows: Beleher,
81 S5@3 Is; Best * Bejcher S634@s; Bullion
S2@214: Challenge 81 OQ2 80; Chollar, So 65
as 10; Con. al. Il Va, Sllss@I3@s; Crown Point
81 6JG2 50; Could Il Curry. SO l5G574; Hale K
NoreroSs. s. lO9215; Mexican. SS$4@4 80; ophir.
S55s@a5$is; oycrman, Ss@51s; Potos, SIS S094l4;
Savage, 81 S063 Is; Sierra Nevada So 30@3s4 !
Union, s. SO1i 20; Confidence, S6149634 Yellow
Jacket. 81 SU93 30.
Variations in local securities during the week
were: s V. Water, S93994; s. f. Gas, $597S9
6O12; Hawaiian Commercial, $l29l31a.
Assess ments Pending.
The following is list OF assessments now nen6tup:
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A NEW OPERA
BY MASOENEF.
lie Mage" as Recently Produced at the
Grand Opera in Paris.
What the New Story in Song Is-A Brief
Sketch of the Composer and the Manner
in Which He Does His Work
speclalcorre,pondenoe of THE SUNDAY CALI.

PARIS. March Is. 1S91.-At the time this
letter reaches America, Massenets new
opera, "Le Mage" will have been produced
at the Grand Opera. The production of a
work by Massenet is always an event in the
artistic world, for no greater success has
been achieved by any musician in France.
Massenet owes his reputation to Pasde-
lonp, the great orchestra leader, who died
not long ago, for it was Pasdeloup who first
produced the "Suites d Orchestra" youthful
works of Massenet.
Very early in life the composer knew
how to use friends and acquaintance, and
very early in life he saw open for him the
doors of opera, opera-comique, conserva-
tory and institute. Very early also was he
rewarded by the decoration of the Legion
Of Honor-in word, at the age when so
many composers wait turn of fortunes
whe el, Massenet, by his wonderful inteli-
gence and diplomatic tact, found himself in
rank only second TO Gounod. lie Mage"
is the struggle of believer with false idols
and with yoluptuousneSs that offers him
omnipOtence, which he disdains.
Zoroaster, called Zarastra, is the be-
lever, the priest; voluptuousness is persona
fed by Varedha, high prestess of Djahi,
goddess of pleasure, who reigns as SOW