Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-22
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 22 1898

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formance, the Shiek defended himself
against the combined attacks of hiI
four companions. Beset on all sidei
and with only his rawhide shield as
guard, he easily kept his sssailants al
bay and finally beat them back, de.
feated. Another new feature intro.
dued was series of plantation melo'
dies sung by theJ Augustus Caroline
Jubilee society, consisting of ten col
ored performers. Their music wal
appreciated by the crowd and they
were frequently encored.
A force Of workmen now have pos
session Of that part of Jackson park
where "As You Like 1t" will be pro-
duced on poets day, Aug. 20, and
have begun preparing for the event
The grounds have already been stalk
ed out. Now that the cast has beer
arranged the work will be rapidly
pushed. AT the production Of the
play Henry Lee will read as a pro-
logue to the production an original
poem by Chicago journalist. The
following named well known theatri'
cal artists will comprise the cast OF
"As You Like It.n Rose Coghlsn
Kate Clsxton, Msude Hsrrison, Helen
Bancroft, Alexander Salvini, Charles
Coghlan, John Glendinning, Clarence
Hsndysides, Charles Stevenson, John
T. Sullivan, Ed j. Henley, Sandow,
James Powell, c. v. Seabrook, and
Stuart Robson.
Dahomey carried off the honors
Wednesday afternoon at the interna-
tional boat race, and Kaugt, the big
muscular negro, received from Capt.
Concas a IS gold piece. Not satisfied
with this he dove for coin and gave
exhibitions of his skill in the water.
The series consisted of cheat races"
each country trying its best mon for
the final. The Penobscot Indians
rowed, or rather padded the first
race. With fair start Mic Sachbeson
shot his birch bark canoe ahead and
was an easy winner. Then came the
Eskimos, with their canoes made OF
skin and their easy, graceful motion,
Theig boats they call kyacks, and are
very shallow. Caugi Geghatchook
won easily, and was the @sure thing
among the sporty boys on shore fol
the final. The Dahomeyans came
next, and those who were present al
the swimming match last Friday Gov
cred all the bets they could get on
the Dahomeysns. Ipak won in o
close contest.
And then came the final. Dahomey
and Eskimo were even for nearly hall
the course. Then the grit of the Es.
kimo gave cut, and the black Dahom.
cyan forged ahead and won easily,
Eskimo second and Penobscot Indian
third. At the end of each heat race
the winner was presented with $3.50
and the first and second man In the
final got So and $3, respectively. The
Dahomeyan not alone won the race
but he put up $3.50 in good, solid
money to convince the doubtful onei
who may have said that he was IL
gross error.
Lily, the dwarf elephant at Hagen
beck's Midway Plaisance 1Zoo," dice
Sunday morning. The animal nevel
recovered from o cold that she con
tracted upon her arrival at Chicago
last April. Tege, her keeper, did ev'
erything in his power to save her, but
without success. She was the small
est elephant in captivity, weighing
but 1870 pounds, and was SO rnche'
high. She was born six years ago II
Summatra. A ship captain first saw
her and bought her for Hagenbeck
She was first taken to Hamburg
where she was exhibited, then sent Il
Berlin, later to London, and las
spring shipped to America. The car
cass has been sent to a taxirdermis
in Milwaukee, who will mount thu
hide and skeleton for a museum II
that city.
Paid attendance is increasing stead
lily, as will be seen by the following
figures; Aug. IA, 105,471; Aug. ID
123,530; Aug. 16, 112,868; Aug. II
14O,4O4. Total from May 1, S,l10,123
Executions Levied.
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