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ONE OF JOHN rs DEBTS.
Ana He Isn't As Good n Risk He Was
Before Election.

Ana He Isn't as Good Rlsk IIo Was
Before Election.
Judgment was entered yesterday against
John l. Davenport for the rent OF his former
apartments on Fifth avenue. Execution was
issued to the Sheriff. and he will try and find
property to satisfy the judgment. which is for
$303.47.
On May I. 1850. Davenport rented from
Charlotte Weatherly tho second floor Mt APO
Fifth avenue. Ho first took years lease at
$1,000. but upon its expiration continued TO
live there Tor five months at SS333 month.
He moved out on Oct. l. o. owing the land.
lady. as she says the rent for July. August.
and September. Her attorney. Daniel 7. Kim
ball. has been trying to collect that rent ever
since. Tho complaint sets forth that tho last
attempt out OF court WAS lnadn on Nov. |. 1892.
Then the attorney found Mr.. Davenport a. 5Ol
Fifth avenue ami asked him to settle.
on. I'm too busy to attend to Tint now"
remarked the author Of the Force bill. As he
turned on his heel and walked away
hope you'll not he too busy to attend to
this. sad the attorney. and showed into tho
election experts hands the summons in the
case decided against him yesterday.
When a SrS reporter asked n clerk OF the
City Court for no papers in the udgmsnt case
weary. and said:
Which Judgment? We have dozens Of them
here"
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Ana mr.. D.pew will Have = Chance 70
Optn Ills Candy Stnre 1o-nirhf.


Tho annual dinner OF the Chamber Of Com.
mercc. at which DR.. Depew will have n chance
to produce what no calls his "tafTy" for Mr.
Cleveland. will be eaten Mt Delmonico's this
evening. Alexander j.. Orr will preside
Among the guests expected are Secretary OF
the Treasury Charles Foster. secretary OF War
Stephen b. Elkins. Acknowledgement William
II. II. Miller. Comptroller OF the Currency A.
3. Hepburn. Senator Calvin q. Brice OF Ohio
Senator Hiscock Of New York. William c. r.
breckenridge. member of Congress from Ken
lucky; Baron de Fava Italian Minister: Grover
Cleveland. Whitcaw Reid. Carl SEIZURE, Chaun.
cey VI. Depew, Murat llalstcad. Stewart l..
Woodford. President Jacob G.. Schurman OF
Cornell University President Thomas W.
Wood OF the National Academy OF Design. tn.
Rev. DIR. John Hall. tho Rev. Vim. II. Bibbert.
White Edward Cary. St. Clair McKciway ami
John A. sscherr. Tho invitations were sent
Secretary ElEins Is down to respond TO the
toast TO The President OF the United States
to ,y til" ioHst e" osss Of Espresrna
yss n.tS md FAX t. H and Pr r..d.n 12
schurmsn Of Cornell to "Commsrce and Edu.
cation" This is the complete list OF Official
remarks by prominent guests nttorward. Mr..
Cleveland is expected to speak. and Chauncey
nj. Depew Will hardly bo allowed to wait for
the New England dinner TT TO- keep that promise
he would meet MIR Cleveland at a dinner at
Delmonco's in December. provided Mr.. Cleve-
land had recovered sufficiently from the heavy
fall the Republicans would give him on cleo
tion day, and lie would SO besngar him with
taf1y and bind up his wounds with soft phrases
that the speech would he set aside for use rs
the Dem scratic candidates epitaph.
1t is recalled by some members Of the Cham
her that five years ago. at the annual dinner.
Secretary o. tho Interior Lamar made n
strong free trade speech. in which hs chal-
lcnged the Republican party to make tho tar
in the issue IN the then coming national cam
paign. The Republicans did. Tho ltspubli-
cans also beat the Democrats in tn. election.
last year DR.. Dcpew invited the Democratic
party to stick to that same tariff issue.
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DR.. Jones Held to Await tho Result of
asrs. DouEiass's 10 IurIrs

erts Douglass Mt A. WillouChby street. Brook
Ign. on Saturday night. was arraigned yes
terday before Judge Walsh in the Adams
Street Police Court on charge OF assault
with intent to kill. He expected to be dis
charged. az Mrs. Douglass had stated that he
had shot her accidentally. hut Judge Walsh
decided to hold him without bail until Thurs
day. Mrs. Doug ass condition had mproN ed
Yesterday and the doctors are now confident
that size will rrcovr".
DR.. Jones is not related to Mra. Douglass n 3
tn" after represented: and he now says that
h" passed II, her cousin 80 that he might pro-
tect her. lie was formerly employed a. sur
Ieon on the led Star steamer i.hvniand lie
lost his place recently. and expected to get
work in BROOKLYN drug store.
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CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE mach hcralded
meeting Of tho Central Traffic lines with tho
Ni"EC! Pate took p.acc 10 DIV. II was the an
rounccd intention Of In" Central Traffic to
completely crush the Nirk" Plato with ab-
solute proof Of cut rates. excessive commits
sons. street c"mn,i ,siuns. sit" cuts. deals
with scalpc:s. anG every conceivable form OF
manipulation Q! rates. Every lire was repre-
scntc1.
Chairman blanchard said he had found
fewer ticket. OF Eastern lines IN the hands OF
scalpers than ri any Iime in five years. except
for hose of ihn Nickel Plato issue. These he
irund III multiplied abundance. general
denial entered ny General Passenger
Agent liurucy 81 ,h- Ni'kel llar..
hen each line IN ttIrr Jok ~ prrSr in hand.
ii" rose trump hnGt u't"r each CRUSHING and
lInndy entered his general denial, The end
came "n.y wnrn the ammunition "f cnmprti-
tors was exhausted. iiOrn-r then hlhndly
arO,'. Assured the passenger men oi his pros
'ounG e-to"i. ana. CONS. TO Ms Office. made =
~ rate Chicago to New iurr, on twenty-five
Italians. The knowledge ri th- j., rats has
brought 10 tn' SUI ,;ic" anui h"r quarrel. which,
il j. Irgrn1, will end III an ulcu reduction in
rates. "" Grand T!uuk and Wabash are
"hhl god with utyInr = cunin!H. ions On Euro
pc IN Steamship 'lIsiuess. the Wabash to-day
securing 10 passengers on tho alleged not
rat 4Ilpf I"durtIna comm iSS!pn@ oil 81. Chs
cnco 20 New YORK. THIS commission question
will soon ~ tho subject OF IL sp.c!a! meeting.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-Col W. ". Dudley
who. with his famous blocks o. five circular
helped to carry Indiana in 1883 for Harrison
and WAS frozen out in consequence. has an en-
trely original reason Tor lInrrison's defeat in
lS'.2. II is this:
Tho lt"rublican party was defeated be-
cause they opposed Irlnriri. Of tho Amer
lean people which has been preserved un-
TINT l. that no mun Shall 10 elected to two
successive terms AS lr"eid ent. Oi course the
election OF Lincoln and Grant was Gu. to tho
lnil'i"hceS OF m etrrEti"nalha period. !ha
american n""pl~ / s!eys in change. aud every
lour years tines want u new nan in the Whi,o
n"nsr. That Is TIE reason why Mr., Harrison
was not elected
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The LerGue island Dry Dock Rendered
Cselras.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IA serious break,
which will take several months to repair. oc-
Cured Mt the dry dock at League Island Navy
Yard to-day. The water is let into and OK
hausted from tho dock by means Of n culycrt
eight feet In diameter. Two engines with n
com binsd capacity Of 5000 gallons n minute
force the water back into the river when nee,
were started at high tide. and as the immense
volume was forced into tho already full ,ul
vert something had to give way. Tho bricl,
surface OF the calvert. twenty inches thick
proved the weakest part. and with loud roar
this burst II will require many thousands on
dollars TO repair the brenk. -
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motion for alimony and counGol Zee was
made Yesterday before Judge rlem,nt in tho
City Court. brooklyn. in tn" suit "i iorina II.
Nicoay aEains: Eliot David 5. Ni"uiav for di-
vorce. The couple were married fifteen years
ago and have one child. Mrs. N:colay alleges
that her husband has i'll treated her and de-
sorted har FOR )oscphin. stevenson. II widow
al 10 Fifth avenue. She says that on her d.
p"riurr for Q country in The summer al 1850
her husband transferred his clothing and
effects to the widows house. and tha, latN "nn
night when sh" went to the Fifth avenri. hOllra
10 LOOK for her husband hr elu!ri her 10y
Enih.: ont III" n"k WAY and climbing II .cnce.
Mr.. Nicolay denies the allegations.
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The SeidI Soc;e.y's Concert.

The Seidl Society's regular season OF con.
certs in the Brooklyn Academy OF Music
opened ausriciously last evening with the first
OF n series OF soven concerts to DO given during
the winter. There was q large and brilliant
audience present. which included among its
notabies not II few Now York society people.
Musically and socially the opening concert
was in every way successful and an excellent
aucury for the season. The programme
in previous seasons u.s. and its presentation n,
Ivy Sridls full orchestra under Solids
direction WAS all that could be predicted and
eminently ENJOYABLE throughout. Emil Fischer
the vocal soloist. was heard to great advantage
in his selections
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Mr.. FeHer Says tho Populists VIII A'd tho
Democrats In tho South.

HARRISBURG Pa. Nov. Ex-senator ". A.
PETER. United States Senator from Kansas.
stopped over in the city few hours to-day on
his way from topeka TO Washington He was
accom- panied Ivy Mrs. PETER and his daughter.
When asked how tho result Of the election
suited him lie said: 81 am delighted with tho
result. Our Iarty elected seven out OF tho
eight Congress msn in Kansas. We now have
ballot. which means that u fopuiist will be
elected from kansas to succeed tho late Sena-
tor Plumb in the nltcd States Senate.
The next President after Cleveland will bs
a populist. our issues will be the silver and
taxation questions. and on them we are sure
to win. The Democrats will have control OF
the Senate after March 4. and the Populists
will vote with ,hem on the tariff question. As
choice be wcrn tho Democra and Kepuhl-
cans we will 10 found on the side Of tho
Democracy.
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WHAT II COSr 1UEM.
City Judge Cowing's Election Expenses
Head the List So Far.

City Judge Cowine's Election Expenses
Head the List So Far.
Rufus B. Cowing. reelected City Judge. filed
q certificate yesterday with the County Clerk.
stating that he had given S5.O00to the Finance
Committee OF Tammany Hall to be used in the
last election. This was his only expenditure.
although no had tho Republican nomination.
Henry d. Purroy. elected County Clerk. gave
$4,000 to the snme committee.
Ashbel T. Fitch. elected Congressman in tho
Fifteenth district. gave Sl.3Sl. 80 to the Ash
bel T. Fitch Association to be expended for
literature. printing. and other canpaiG ming
purposes. lie also gave 500 eachto John J.
Ryan. Michael I. Mulqueen Lawrence Delmour.
and Charles Weldc to hire rooms for meetings
c. volnsy King, made affidavit that he had
srent nothing in his candidacy for President
q the TSard Of Alderman n On n the Nepnhs1tn
lures:
OTTO hemrner. elected Asseinolyman. Seventh
Jo,rpl Martin. elected Alderman. seventh
S -. smith. elected Alderman Eleventh ''o0
district ......,......-. ......,:........ 8l4n5
Fifteenth district -. ......:.. ............ 1875
j. A. ,o"ie defeated for Alderman. smith
district -. ...,,. ...,,, 1917
d,stric, $50. 80. llIooo
Ta"n'yseycnth district .........- -. l4IOO
rw-n,yeish,h district :,......;......,' 3oo.5o
TweEtvtnrd ward ....-... 44G 30
william n. Ellison. elected Ass-mblynan
Tw-ntytnri district ...::.,.....,..... 1896
Evan hughes defeated for Alderman Thir.
Garrett May. Aldrrnan.e!ect. Thirteenth dis.
trrt ,.............-.... s,ac5
Leroy y. crane. defeated for Assembly
Twenty sixth district 49,. 42noo
Franz II. Daiy. !efra's" :or Assembly. Twelfth
district ............,.,.. 5000
Charis. A. Parker defeated for Assembly.
Twentyffh district .....,.,...,,....,.. 81 90
william Z. burke. elected Alderman N!n..
teenth district 800; .,.,. -....,,..,-, 10000
Thomas 4. O'>uilivnn. elected AssemblyInun
Nmeteenth district 49,. ,,:,.,....,.....: 1890
Peter G.cks, eiect.d Alderman. Twenty.third
ward. ;......,.,,.a...,. 4D7.5O
Louis pryro ch-r elected Assembly lyman. FL.
trenth district ..........,-,....... 1870 G5
Charles Bactgaupo defeated for Assembly.
Second district .....,...... 1000
william suzer elected Assembiyman. Tenth
district, ....-.. oJrOO
A. H. Sara.ohn. dei-n,"d for Congress, Eev.
cnth disr,"t ...,...i,.. ..,.",,,. 800
John T. oakley. elected Alderman. Tenth dis.
trlrt. -. ..,,,-:,.. nm. 80. 1880
Philip Wagner. defeated tor Alderman. Frs.
district .....,..,... .....,,.. -. =. 1000
charIe. y, r""n. defeated for Congress IN
Tenth district .,..,.,,....,.. tOSOO
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EMpoHlA Kas.. Nov. 14,-Onlcial returns
from Gemwool county give only two ma.
iority for Wn,crhuuse Tor State Senator As
Lyon county CAV" Levi Dombault. Peoples
party candidates TWENTY-FIVE majority. tho lat
Ter !, elected. This makes 1t certain that the
next nit"d states senator from thi. state
will not b. II Republican. This Senatorial dis.
,rirt the lwen'N -i"mth. had been conceded
it will probably settle who shall rule in tho
state Lee. stature
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The Surrogate admitted TO probate ycs.or-
day IT," will b! Nary ii. White OF tn millinery
firm % Whit, Howard d Co.. with Leave to the
contestants to move within year for tho
opening Of tho decree. Mrs. White died last
summer leaving an estate valued at 500. 900.
Shn made h"r son William residuary legatee,
unless he should marry without her consent.
son. stewart. are not mentioned in tho will.
The" ana a nephew and niecrs. Henry H., Ger
trudc ana BESSIE II, Reid OF North Corolina.
are con,estius the will.
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NJ. II. Curtis's IsetrIa,.

San Francisco. Nov. II. Tho retral NJ
Maurice b. Curtis. tho actor. for the murder OF
Policeman Grant on Sept II. 1891. was begun
to-day in Judge Murphy's court. Tho ilrst
trial took place ssveral months ago. hut the
Jury failed to agree. To-day great difficulty
was found in securing men who had not
formed an opinion. Only three jurymsn woro
obtained. Curtis and his wife came up from
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10th Farmers ure Democrats.

g. MAYER OF tho firm OF Mayer. Strouss b
Co.. OF which Mr.. A. Strouseiis the.head in New
York. denied Yesterday that the cause OF the
discharge OF Miss Mamie Dwyer from tho fac
tory in New Haven was in any way connected
with politics. While 1t was true that she wore
a Cleveland badge the day after election. tho
reason tor her discharge was that she was in.
members OF the firm are Democrats. and BIr.
Mayer is on the Finance Committee OF the
Cleveland and Stevenson Dry Goods Club OF
this city.
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WulIMANr1r. Conn. Now 14.-One OF the
greatest political demonstrations ever known
In Connecticut t"oS place here tonight A
Iarade four miles long, made up Of Windham.
land, Lebanon, and Franklin Democrats
marched through the n, streets IT, which were
DAM elsonyille. Attawaugan. and Noluntown.
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ExpeIlrd From the Albany .rocratic CITY
Committee,

ALBANY. Now 4.-rhi!in Russ OF tho Fifth
ward. the only Iii! Democrat in the Demo-
cratic City Committee, WAS expelled at the
meeting Of the omnt;rs this evening. which
was raiIr,. Tor that PURPOSE. No OPPORTUNITY
sH"nnrn,. himself from h" charnn 81 irrnr6.
erouS ronduct on election day. Mr.. RuSss
warl showed no i-rrutrr percentage in the
faiiin. oil III Mr. tI"vrland's vote than did tho
other democratic war,ls
The charges ,rumuel up against Jeremiah
Murphy, inspector of election IN the Third
district uf the iifth ward. We're thrown out ty
the Grand Jury to-day
Subsequent to the meeting of tho Democratic
Committee committed consisting of Nav =
james II. Manning. Congressman Cha! les
Tracey and Amasa j. Parker. were named to
represent the city Democratic OrgnniHit. on.
and request Gov fluwerto cause the removal
"l persons employed IN H." Capitol who at
party mere This blow is aimed ut Mr. Russ
and Andrew Hamilton. Clerk Of the Board OF
claims
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Tie Poles to .nh- u Census OF Phiiadei-
phin.

PurrtprTr;iIA. Pn.. Nov 1.-THE police will
BEGIN ta;.n. n census Of Philadelphia on to-
morrow week. Mayor Stewart decided to-day
TO- divide ia, cty INTO districts. each under Q
Ii"ut"nuut. who VIII he charged with the SUBJ
division II If and tie assignment OF policemen
to do the wUrh. Zach police enumerator will
carry 5walI l. ..nks containing spaces for on.
te.iMG the names -! tho street. Tho number OF
the house the humber OF persons living there.
in. whei!!rr mH!u or female. tn" number OF
males, and aIrV the number OF females under
d veurs.
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Alb,u, lounty's Vote.

ALBANY. Nov. l4.-Albanv county's vote last
week was 2.O6' less in the aggregate than it
was in 1883 Cleveland has 2.u3J votes lass
than he had four wears ago. and Harrison falls
short Wi4 while tho scattering vote is in
creased in the aggregate by !,3+. the official
tables which are to be passed upon hy tho
county ri,nvIsseIS tomorrow were compIrtol
to- night. Th-y give tho Cleveland electors
sos and Walsh tl!sr.l Tor County CLERK. "a.
cratic. 1884. Eepuhli"an. l~.:a,S: prohiui.
tiun. ,;4, ro,iil Labor. Bot; Peoples. 81:
blank ana scattering. ~
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boss Dayis's Trial Postponed.

TRENTON. Nov 1.-THE perjury and con-
spiracy trial of sx-Sherif Bob Davis OF Hud-
son county is of until January next unless a
is granted in the meantime The trial was to
have taken place in the Federal court to day
but Judge Greene dismissed all tho Jurors for
ready begun. because the heating apparatus
Of the building was out OF order and 1t was
cold in the court room.
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she n.t On til. Ei-c.ion aud Inst.

BUFFALO. Now l4.-By the terms Of an eloc-
tion bet an last Buffalo girl will tomorrow
evening wheel her sweetheart in u barrow from
tho corner Of Colt and William streets. up
William 10 Michigan. to Broadway. to Ellicotf,
TO Tennessee. to Michigan. to broadway. to Colt
ard to " iliam street. q distance Of nearly two
miles the loser Is q robust and plucky Ger
ma lass, and there Is little doubt that she will
fultll tho terms OF the wager
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ELECTION DID NOT END THE Fun.
Jefferson Democrats Accuse Mayor Gieas o,
OF Ihings.

of IhiaES.
No certificate OF c ection OF Horatio S. San
ford. the Mayor-elect OF Long Island City has
rs yet nnen fled with the County Clerk Ivy
City Clerk Thomas Burke Of Long Island City
City Clerk Burke is an appointce OF Mayor
Gleason. 1t is his duty to canvass tho vote in
tn. city and issue certificates of election to tho
candidates having the largest number Of
votes on the face of tn" retUrns. lie has nj
ready issued Il rerti iicate to Dan lei Noble. who
was elected Police justice On tho Gleason
ticket.
The Jefferson Democrats. to which faction
Mr.. Sanford belongs. believe that the city
Clerk is h"lin: back Mr. Nun!ort's certificate
:. 'ormai demand will he made on him TO lille
:';c certificate forthwith. In event OF his re-
'U>ing to comply with the demand the JEFF
ierSonians propose to get a writ of mandamus
to compel him to issue the certificates
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Col. I.udiow'- In.uhordin .ion.

WASHINGTON. Now lit. c. Mondenhall.
Superintendent Of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey and also a member Of the Lighthouse
Board. was requested sonc time ago by Score
tary Foster Of tho Treasury Department to
prepare report concerning tho reic' of Col.
Ludlow and Commander lieyerman from duty
under the Lighthouse Board. This report
was today submitted 10 Prof Mcndcnhall. 1t
and is quit" severe on Col. l.udlp W. whom it
charges with nersi ST ont insuLordinRtion.
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The young Democrats who enlisted under
Tammany tanners and worke! diligently for
the success OF Grover cleveland. Thomas i.
GiIroy. and Iercval Fgrpuhar in the Eleventh
Assembly district becams fuli-frdgal braves
last ni::ht. They were formally rhristened
IN, (a,u.aS ami wrr" in -tnllrd in the rev
rluh rooms AZ ~ west Twruty-fuurth street.
EDWARD Hrnwne, u whit.-hair'd raw" from
tho pyIuOl Clui,. talk 81 to IN .a q. tine sweep
irg Democratic tridlwrh at The polls Chair.
man samuel Knight OF 'fayuya, and rcc-
rotary iinrry kunlH"Al-o sppa..
The entrance OF tie riul, house was dock ed
with fHc- and lanterns. An autograph letter
'rnIn Grover i"v,iann IS ni-lnTr' n u ,rnmn
brave, were formerly the John hu'.z Assucin-
tion. Th"y rlan to give sm"l ing roucerts and
dinners this winter. Next week they ARE TO
entertain Assembly man Farquhur.
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urylundto Celebrate In STYLE,

EAlr!Norr. Nov H. MARYLAND will cole
brate Cleveland election next Tuesday with
n monster mass meeting at tho Cyroruna
huilr,nc. A committee was to-day instructed
to in r,te OK. ncrutary Ihumns +. iaynrd Com
gresham William L., Wilson. CONGRESSMAN
man. Join i. I"wam. ESD. and other eminent
Democrats to lee prescott .sn! take part IN the
REQ cling. II j. rNpon I'd that every county in
the State will DO r-pgcsontci,
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OPENING or the MnpEarau OPERA House
rnd Dcbu, Of Mis-. Bernard.E-ere

description Of the new Manhattan Opera
House has been given in TEESuN. This beau
tiful and spacious theatre held its first audi
ence last evening. and it was an asscmbase
that filled the unique audi, orium handsomely
The novelty Of tho interior architecture
with It's tiers OF boxes between the
Tarquet and gallery. made the audi.
forum strange. as we'll as fine. The
roominess OF the Hobbies. tho richness
Of the Embellishments everywhere. md the
larGeness OF tho whole concern impressed tho
H!st 1000 visitors very favorably. Mr.. liam
merstein has built IL proud edifce. embodying
in its construction designs OF his own iIven-
tion and constituting splendid theatrical
ornament for New York.
Tho first performance In tho Manhattan
Opsru House brought the American debut Of
MIS- Bernard Beere. an actress OF long and
g'ei repu'e in London. The play was Lena
intsrd" disqualification OF T. c. phillps's
hnSGor:ous book. AS In Looking Glass" In
winch an. adventures IVES mode to write u
Ierord OF her sins in the form OF II diary We
S.d u stnge version, Of this unc lsan story. with
the RAY q last evening. winch had been for
in ~. by Mrs BERNARD Be.re; was no bot
e o IN rsJrart 81 m1rH; though it had rather
1T will be ,rsmemb.red that Lena Drspard
s WpS dissointe and fascinating woman. who
Ioaier, but ut length. whom good man falls in
low" with her. endeavorpd to separate herself
i,om tho bad one whose, mistress she had been
which She perpetratsd upon her husband
s Mas at length dnd iSSpos"l; and her nils
Beers has been called the English bern
hiatdt. aud not from any close resemblance
10 person or art to the grss, French artist but
because her choice, Of les has been OF the
Unconventional, and often audacious Kind in
Sn Bsrnhardt has triumphcd. She is tall
handsome. though if sho were hrst seen in
Rfnnie there would be promise OF beauty tnat
10 pot realized when her face is turned.
Early in the drama she was the adyenturess
wnp still struggled against herself. and felt no
i'tio nifty for tho victims OF her wick edness,
- The play progressed il had the woman sink
aesper. ecome more and more hardened
~ h:st She did little moro than display her
very great ability as an elocutcnist but when
hor schemes had gone helpic, sIy wronr thara
Sc SS much better opportunity for dramatic
Athc end Of the thir,' act she rad. shot