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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-26

The production of "The Contraban-
dista, or the Law of the Ladrones" on
Monday next attracts unique interest
owing TO its having appeared in alb
breviated form no less than twenty
seven years ago! 1t was at that time
n short comic opera, in which an Eng
llsh tourist fell in with a band of
Spanish brlgands and was compelled
by an ancient law to become chieftain
of these lawless folk and also to marry
his predecessors widow. Burnand has
polished up his talkey and jokelets
and Sullivan has added considerably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
GEN. CLAY POSTS POCKETS.
Armed Guards on Duty on His Ken
lucky Estate.

A Lexington, Ky, special to the New
York World says: CasSius NJ. Clay has
posted armed pickets around his estate.
Since the news came out that he had mar
ried or is soon to marry a fifteen-year-old
girl his relatives have sought to see him
in vain. Nobody is allowed to get near
White Hall without giving a countersign
and passing a Gordon of pickets. These
videtteS are ever on the alert.
The relatives of Gen. Clay intend to
raise a big row and attempt to prevent
the marriage If it has not yet been SOL
en- nized. Those who know the old general
and his stubborn character aver that all
the soldiers in the United States army
cannot break off the match if he has not
already made his child ward his bride.
Those in from the country surrounding
White Hall say that the general has be-
come erratic of late and is in constant fear
that he will be killed.
In order to prevent the supposed enc
mics from surprising him ne has picketed
his entire estate. White Hall tonight is an
armed fortress. In order 10 tear the girl
bride from the arms of the old soldier those
who oppose the marriage must first pass
the GORDON of picllets and then meet the
memorable dirk with winch the general
once prov ed ms eXpertness III killing sam
Tel NJ. Brown with twelve stroAes IN half
Il minutes time.
1t is said that the general engaged County
Judge tACUIuit of Madison county 10 per-
form the ceremony yesterday, but Judge
ChGnaulL could not leave IaCnmOnd, ana
il is impossible TO learn whether the gen
eTdl has married Miss richardson or not.
Dora RlCnaTuSOn parents are both dead.
she Is d DrIsnJ, lnteinSent girl, with black
eyes, long black hdlr, and comedy lace
and figure. Gen. Clay first met the girl
near Valley View, Il few hours after the
death OF her mOtIcr. Mrs. Richardson was
Killed in a railroad accident, ana Gen. Gay
was u witness to the intense grief of the
Slri who was made an orphan by the acct
cent.
4 he tears of the child softened the iron
heart OF Gen. Clay. When he appeared in
Richmond on Friday has love for Miss
richardson had reJuvenated the veteran OF
four score and four years in such a way
that he said that he had like Ponce de
Leon, found the spring of youth.
Gen. Clay has provided for the girl and.
al his death, If she be his wife, she will be
one of the richest young widows in the
Blue Grass region.
10th OF the Richardson boys gave their
consent to the marriage. The girl is said
TO love the general.
The close friends OF the general in his
younger days favor the union, and say if
his marriage to the girl, who is said to be
a model In the way of beauty and womanly
virtues, Will bring happiness into his de-
Ginning years no one should object
W mite Hail, the home OF Gen. Clay is in
Madison county, fifteen miles from Rich
mond, and is in one of the most secluded
parts Of the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

Prof. John Treanor, the popular and ac-
complished leader of St. Pauls Catholic
choir, met with a very pleasant surprise
yesterday after the midday service in the
church. The members of the choir had hur-
riedly assembled in the lower hall of the
church and as the professor passed down
stairs on his way out he was met by a
committee of fellow choristers, who escort
ed him into the presence of the assembled
choir. Here Mr.. f.. L. Jones met him, and
in short but very happy speech, presented
the professor with an elegant ebony baton,
mounted in silver, deliberately chased and
appropriately inscribed. The professor.
though very much surprised, as well as
affected, managed, after a little, to ac-
knowledge the compliment paid him and to
express his appreciation for the testimonial
and the great pleasure it would always
bring to him. freighted as it with
pleasant memories of hours spent together
in the study of church music. Prof. Urea
nor has been engaged for two months past
organizing a choir for the new church Of
St Paul, which. it is expected, will be Gedi-
Gated about Christmas. He says ne will
WELD his new baton for the first time at
the inaugural service in the new church
The new. choir numbers about thirCy-iiVe
members and gives great satisfaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
DenfI of Can't, baldwin,

Capt. James II. Baldwin, a retired army
officer, died rather suddenly early yester-
day morning a. his residence, BIO Dunbar
ton avenue, Georgetown. There was a
party of young people at Lis house Satur-
DAY evening, and Capt. Baldwin was with
them most OF the time. in good spirits and
apparently in eXcellt~t health. Early yes
terday morning it Wa5 found that he was
suffering for breath. y physician was sum-
moned, but he was unable to do anything to
save the officers life. Capt. Baldwin served
in the war as lieutenant of volunteers in
the first Massachusetts artillery, and finally
rose to the command of hrs battery. He
was honOrahly mustered out in 1865, and
was appointed a lieutenant in the army and
stationed IN the south. He afterwards
served with credit at Fort Assiniboine and
other posts in Montana during the Sioux
campaign. His last post of active service
was at Fort Clarke, Texas. His funeral
will take poe tomNrrow at Arlington. and
the Rev. Snas. Buck of st. Johns Church
will conduct the services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
The SaenEerbunL's Pro9ram.

A series of balls, concerts and festivities
will be given during the winter under the
auspices of the Washington Saengerbund.
The schedule arranged is as follows: Mon
day, November 10. opening ball at Masonic
Temple; Sunday, December Q, first concert
at the Academy of Music; Sunday, January
y, second concert at the Academy of Mu-
sic; Monday February II, carnival session
at the Washington Light Infantry Armory;
Monday, March 4, masquerade ball at the
Washington Light Infantry Armory; Sun
day. Marcn 81, third concert at the Acad-
envy of Music: Friday, April 49, anniversary
festivai at the Saengerbund Home; Friday
April 20, children's masquerade ball al Ma
sonic TEMPLE.
The entertainments are to be held under
the direction of the committees named be-
low:
Music ccmmittee-F. Claudy. Leopold
Stiefel, F Altrup and w. +. LutZ.
Amusement committee-William Berens,
jr., Anton Lerch, Karl Xander, Ernest Kue-
bel. A. Joers, Charles Dismer, Frank
Claudy, r. Schneider. Otto Borcharding and
Herman Wolf.
Reception committee-Pau Schulze, A.
Eberly Christian Heurich, Ed. Abner,
George j. Seuffere, Simon Wolf, Charles
Dismer, Charles Graft and Charles Schnei-
der.
Dance committee-F. Altrup r. c. Tum-
nan, f. Eckstein, j. w. Thomas. A. Pitt
Theodore Hanft, J. Duehrng. +. A. Felka
and Charles HCsch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Foot Ball Notes.

Pennsylvania plays Cornell at Philadel-
phia next Saturday.
A punting match between Brooks Ind
Butterworth or Obi would be worth seeing.
Colbert is one of the best end rushers
playing foot ball. He can run like a deer
and is fierce tackler.
The gross receipts from Saturdays game
at Trenton were about $4,000. The ex-
penses were about 5000.
When Capt Hinkey of Yale was asked
what he thought of the Pennsylvania ulev-
en-, he said: Il have nothing to say
Everybody felt sorry for Capt. Trenchari
on Saturday. A more hard-working and
conscientious player would be hard to find.
In Woodruff, Bull and Wharton Penn
sylVania has a center trio that could give
McCrea, Stillman and Hickok of Yale "a
hard battle.
With better railroad facilities Trenton
could be made as popular as Springfield.
The field and grand stands could not be
improved upon.
Though Princeton has been badly beaten,
there will be no cry of Hard luck from
Capt. Trenchard, and the Tigers will not
refuse to play the Philadelphia students
next year. Princeton men are good losers
and thorough sportsmen.
The Business HIGH School foot ball team
play the Canterbury team tomorrow at the
National Base Ban Park.
The Kendall Green team on Saturday de-
fea ted the eleven from the Mt. Airy Deaf
Mute College of Philadelphia by n to ..
The jefferson foot bail team mad an easy
victory over the Rockville boys on Satur-
day last, winning by 10 TO U.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

Maj. j. ". Powell, late superintendent of
the geological survey, delivered an inter
estng and instructive lecture Friday even
ing before the National Geographic Society,
i'll the hall of the Natiol al Rifles Almory.
There was large audience present, and
Secretary Babb presided over the meeting.
Maj. Powelrs subject was The Elemen S
Photography" and he took up the general
aspects of the surface of the earth-rivers,
lakes, seas, mountains, volcanoes and other
Misunderstanding the processes of their
formation, and explaining the influences
that were constantly at work in seas, riV-
ers and atmosphere for reformations and
obliterations of old lines and creation of
new ones Maj. Powell spoke at some
length of influence of rainfall on the con-
figuration of ,thel earth, showing how 1t
gives rise to forests, praries and deserts, in
Droportion to The amount of rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Road tn Baltimore.

Bids have been asked by the Washington
ana Baltimore Boulevard Company for the
construction of sixteen miles Of double
track electric road from this city to Laurel
Nd. The specifications provide that the road
shall be laid with SO-pound steel rails.
Three steel bridges, one OF 100 feet and
two of 30 feet, are also included in the
specifications. These are to span the water,
courses which the road viii cross.
Bids are requested for two power houses
one of these power houses is to be located
at or near Laurel and the other at some
point to be selected by the company be
tween that place and this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
SHOT THE BOY.
Cheshire Didn't Know the
Gun Was Loaded.

Saturday evening, about the time that
the workmen about the city we're returning
to their homes and the small boys were on
the streets ending the Saturday school holt
day. there as a sad shooting affair on l4th
street northwest, No. 1884, where there Is
shooting gallery, owned by a colored man
named Cheshire The proprietor's brother
Augustus Cheshire, has charge of the gal
lery and he was on duty Saturday evening"
when number of boys gathered on the
sidewalk in front of the place to watch the
marksmen engaged at the rifle practice in
side the building. Some of the boys ven
tured inside the place and Cheshire ordered
them out The boys of course, were not in
a hurry TO leave. and the man in charge
seemed TO lose his temper Get out OF
here was his last order to the boys, and
the crowd scattered, leaving James Carter,
a twelve-year-old colored boy, the only
spectator.
James was in stopping position, as if he
were arranging his shoestring, and he made
a statement to this effect, but the impd-
tient man could no longer refrain from
taking some action.
Raising one of the rides to his shoulder,
he pulled the trigger and the little boy fell,
perhaps fatally wounded. He cried, I'm
shot and Cheshire picked him up and took
him i'm the gallery. Being satisfied he had
really shot the boy, he concluded TO send
for the police and have the boy taken 10
the hospital. n large crowd soon gathered
about the place, ana Policemen Barrett and
Mitchell arrested Cheshire on a charge Of
attempted murder.
The boy was sent to the Emergency Hos
pital where the doctors found that the bull
let had entered his side and passed into the
abdomen. While the wound is serious, and
perhaps fatal. the boy may recover.
When locked Up Cheshire told police
man. 81 didn't know il was loaded" He
said he thought he had taken the cartridge
out of the rifle, and he pointed at the boy
to friGhten him, not intending TO shoot him.
The case could not be heard in the Police
Court today because Of the condition Of the
wounded boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
As to MI. Butler of North Carolina.

TO the Editor or The Evening STAR
Your reference to Mr.. Butler, the populist
leader in North Carolina, and prospective
United States Senator the editor of
small weekly newspaper" is inferentially
an injustice to Mr.. Butler. He is not an
obscure man in the state. He was elected
TO the state senate soon after attaining
majority, and is the author of the state
railroad commission. lie is an alumnus
and trustee of the state university. He is
the peer of Send tor Ransom in ancestry,
and is a man of exemplary character He
led the revolt against the democratic party
in 1872, sooner than accept conditions which
would have compelled hIm TO support MIR.
Cleveland's candidacy, for the presidency.
He made the fight single handed, as a
Weaver electOr, and pOiled nearly 5000
votes. He continued the fight with unre-
hitting VigOr, with the result already
known TO the country. He is strong, lOgi-
cal. eloquent on the hustIngs. In the late
state campaign he displayed superior or
ganiZing and executive ahiity as chair
man Of the peoples party executive com
mittee. He is president of the National
Farmers Alliance. He is not an alarmlst,
an anarchist or socialist Having just
turned thirty, if elected to the Senate, as
is now conceded, he will be the youngest
member of that body. J. r. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
The baltimore Horse Show.

The feature of the Baltimore horse show
Saturday afternoon was the Hunt Club
special, in which the horses and hounds of
the Elkridge Fox-Hunting Club, the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club and the Chevy
Chase Hunt Club of Washington took part.
The Elkri1ge Club got the blue ribbon and
the Green Spring valley boys the red one.
At night the chief event was the judging
of the first and second prize-winners in the
hunting and jumping classes for the cham
piCnship of the meeting, the fences being
five feet high. Lady Bird. the splendid
mare owned by Mrs. S. S. Rowland of this
city, carried off first honors, with Aberdeen,
owned by Adam Beck of London, Ont, Sec
Cnd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

The funeral of the late George r. Frisby,
who died last Wednesday, took place Fri
day from St. Paurs Catholic Church. where
requiem services were held by Rev. Jos. y.
Foley, assisted by Rev. Fathers Mackin and
Gross. The musical services were rendered
by the junior choir of the church. Rev.
Father Foley preached a funeral discourse
and paid Il tribute To the memory of the
deceased. Young Frisby was but twenty
two wears of age, was very popular and had
a host of friends. lie leaves widowed
mother. a brother and two sisters. His
father was the late Capt. Thomas Frisby.
THE iutsrucut was i'm Congressional Ceme-
terv. The palIbearers were Messrs. Andrew
sheridan, Stuart Shea, j. A Green, James
O.Hacan. Storrs Anderson and Joseph Ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
THE COLUMBIA CABLE.
Work of Crossing the 18th Street Cable
Nearly Completed.

Numbers of people are attracted to the
junction Of 9TH street and Mount Vernon
square, where mechanics are engaged in
placing in position the mechanism which
will allow the new cable of the Columbia
street railway to cross that of the 18th
street line. To the uninitiated the i'm
mense hole in the ground appears to be
occupied by an intricate iron puzzle, which
busy workmen are endeavoring to solve
The conduit covering of the eth street con-
duit has been removed leaving bare the
iron bows which support the cable, and al
lowing the black, endless, never-quiet iron
snake to squirm along rapidly in full
view, there being no stoppage of traffic
whatever The iron work which will carry
the Columbia cable is also in place. and the
latter will probably be made to go under the
It'll street rope by a downward turn be-
meath small but powerful wheels. This has
not been settled, however until it is ascer-
tanned which road has the right of way at
the junction. If the Columbia charter ante
dates that of the company owning the 7th
street franchise the Iatter's cable will have
to take a dip. In any event, the successful
completion Of the crossing will only be the
work of a few more hours. The work on
the rest of the Columbia line is progressing
rapidly, and cable cars will be humming
along from the treasury to 18th street and
the boundary northeast before Christmas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Confirmation ut St. Paul's.

At ST. Paurs Catholic Church yesterday
102 persons were confirmed, eighteen adults
and eighty-four children. The services were
conducted by Bishop Curtis of Wilmington,
Del, who preached at high mass at 1870
o'clock in the morning, and again at the
confirmation services in the afternoon.
Mgr Satolli was present and conducted the
vespers and benediction. This morning at
O'Clock Bishop Curtis confirmed about
thirty persons at the House of the Good
Shepherd in Georgetown. The new church
of st. Pauls congregation will be dedicated
December 30 by Mgr. Satolli with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The first service in the
new church will probably be held Christ
mas day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
LATE SPORTING NEWS
OBS
Five iTavorites Won.

The talent at the st. Asaph track Satur-
day had by fars4hf best day of the meeting,
five favorites and u strongly backed second
choice being suceessful The attendance
was the best fot several days and the rae
ing above the ordinary In the first race,
half mile, Parthenia, at to 10, won rather
easily by two lengths from Nineveh, Is to
l, Bergen remaining awake. Prince George,
at l to 4, romped in ahead Of Little Tom In
the second, the other winners being: King
Gold. 4 to 1; Galilee, even money; Song and
Dance, to 8, and Elphin, to 8. The last
event of the day was carded as a race for
hunters, gentlemen riders. If it had been
carded as a scseafning farce 1t would have
been much nearer the truth. 1t was no
race for tie ex-steeplechaser Elphin, who
won as he pleased by eight or ten lengths.
and appeared to have the only man capable
of riding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
MnnId BE ImcSpcdicnt.

short time ago Mr.. Porter j. Coston,
father Of the first smallpox victim, and
in whose house the first case of the dread
disease was found. made application TO
the Commissioners for the reinstatement
Of his son, Fred. Cost ton, to the CarbeIry
school. lie presented the paper certifying
the tJy's Vaccination and also a paper
from Health officer Woodward regarding
the boys health, but Supervising Principal
y. T. Stewart refused 10 admit the boy
into his school The Commissioners have
fCrgy lrlCI a letter to Mr.. COstUn, sta liz z
that in yi-W of public unedsIness il was
ineXpeli mt Ia allow The child In attend
school at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Horrible Death.

William Kirby, a resident of Georgetown,
who was employed on dredge in Deco
guam creek, met with horrible death Sat
urday. He was slspveling coal into the en-
CINE on the dredEse, when the head was
blown out of tho, boiler, and the unfortu-
nate man was unable to escape from the
room tiled with steam. 1t was some time
before physician reached the dying man,
who was burned and scalded beyond -recog-
milton. Nothing could be done for the suf-
ferer except td relieve his sufferings to
some little extent, which was done. The
dying man was brought here on a late
train Saturday. night and taken to the
Emergency Hospital, where he died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
QUIT WYNN R,
AS USUAL.

THE PEOPLE, God bless them. know a GOOD
GOOD THINGS upon counters II is no great
marvel that they buy quickly and literally. In
all our business experience we never had a better
week than the previous, and yet the HOWL
of HARD TIMES and DULL BUSINESS from the
world is ear-splitting. brain torturng
and soul harrowing.
WHY DON'T voc SELL
SHORT PANTS FOR BOYS
AT l5c. PAIR, AS WE DO?
WHY DON'T YOU SELL
SUITS Oh CLOTHES FOR MEN,
All WOOL Double and Single-breasted Sack Coats
and Regent Frock Coats at
$3.50 SUIT, AS WE Do?
WHY DON'T YOU SELL
MEMS oVERCOATS,
Kerseys, Cheyiots, Tiger silk Mixtures, Tweeds
and Cassmeres,
AT $3.50 GARMENT, AS WE Dor
WHY DON'T YOU SELL
MEMS SUITS
That were $3.50, $3.50, $1,000, SIS, S1475 and
$3.50,
AT slo A SUIT. AS WE Dor
WHY DON'T YOU SELL
MEMS UNERCOATS,
CampbelI's Kcrseys ,Duckskin weave), Bedford Cord
English Serge, Black Beaver and
Oxford Mixtures,
Al $40 \ COAT, AS WE Dor
WHY DON'T YOU SELL
BOYS SHORT PANTS SUITS.
Gray Melton,
AT $3.50 A SUIT;
Navy Blue and Black Cheyiot
AT 81 A SUIT, As WE Dor
WHY DON'T YOU SELL
MEMS PANTALOONS
That $3.50
AT $3.9S A PAIR, AS WE DOT
We've spent ten years OF our life trying to
teach you HOW to do business, only TO lind that
you haven't the mental capacity to grasp and
utilize the idea.
No wonder THE PEOPLE come to US to do their
trading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

Following is a record of the principal
games played Saturday:
At Trentoa. N. J.-University of Pennsyl-
vana, -; Princeton, U.
At New York-Yale, 80; Lehigh, o.
At Cambrilge-Har SO; Chicago Ath-
letic Association, o.
At Annapolis-Pennsylvania State College,
6; Naval Cadets, q.
At Brookyu--Boston y. c., 20; Crescent
a. c., o.
At Orange n. Thrown University, T.;
Orange, 10.
At Albany-Cornell o; Williams. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
What the Turfmen Think.

The board of stewards of the Jockey Club
and representatives of the Brooklyn, Coney
Island and New York Jockey clubs met in
New York Saturday night and discussed
the situation brought about by the popular
Endorsement of the constitutional amend
ment abolishing pool-sellng. They believed
that the legislature would not act in the
matter when the horse interests at stake
are considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

The foot ball team Of Howard University
will play their first game this season
against the Epworth League team of An
narolis, Md, on next Saturday, at Capitol
Park, North Capitol and G streets. The
freshman team IL Howard will play TIE
freshman team of Kendall Green at Kendall
Green on Friday. All challenges to Howari
team from teams Averaging from 12i to lad
pounis will be received ,Dy q. A. Weaver,
manager of tho freshman team; or those
averaging from 100 to lG} pounds. by w.
G. AVant manager of the varsity" team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Accident on the Island.

The racing at the Alexander Island track
Saturday was marred by an accident, which
occurred in the fourth race, resulting in
injury to Jockeys Donnelly and King and
the destruction of the horse Florist The
attendance was large and the racing good.
The winners were: Jack Wilson, 3 to 1; DIR.
Johnson, even money; Fagin, to 1; Cam
den. even money, and Levina, even money.