The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-24


securely boarded off and canvassed
over, and the bars also partitioned Off
However a number of gay young men
proceeded first to fill themselves with
whisky and then they went for" the
one party attacking one
side and another the opposite side. One
lot pushed and the eotherpulled and crash
went the partitions; the wood was then
splintered and the attackers carried the
debris away as trophies and threw
pieces to various parts of the house. The
attendants were quite powerless, and
George Edwards tried to protest, but
the gilded youths drowned his voice
with cheers, and having demolished the
offending opposition, they sat down to
enjoy the ballet and join in the choruses
of the comic songs. The Empire man.
agement brought their case before the
law courts to endeavor to persuade
their wigships to reverse the decision
of the county council, but after two
days argument it was thrown out.
The time honored lord mayors show
has again come and gone. This year
it was shorn Of much of its gilt and
splendor and there was evidently a
desire to avoid expense. This show"
stops all business in the city for the
day at an early hour. The streets are
cleared of all vehicular traffic, the
pavements and roadways become a
surging mass of people and many
watches and chains change owners.
The procession is composed Of various
bands, soldiers, sailors and volunteers,
few cars emblematic of various
trades and the aldermans carriages,
the last carriage being heavily gilt and
containing the lord mayor and his lady.
The fun of the whole thing is the
crowds, and before the procession
comes along hot pennies are thrown
into the crowd from the spectators that
crowd the many windows, and the rush
for the heated money is distinctly di-
verting. A banquet is held at the Guild
hall and the "leavings" are distributed
among the poor.
Beerbohm Tree has brought out
new play by Haddon Chambers, by
name "John-a-Dreams," at the Hay
market. Great things were expected
from the writer of so many powerful
plays, and his latest effort, though at
times brilliant, scarcely realizes the ex-
pectations. The plot Is simple. Two
men of opposite character have been
great friends. The one is the strong
man of the world, the other is poet
who has fallen into the habit of seeking
inspiration from opium; they both fall
in love with the same woman; the lady
prefers the opium smoker, the friends
part and the weaker man is subjected
to various trials at the hands Of his
now crafty rival. Eventually the bold,
bad man Is finally rejected, the poet
forsakes his opium and all ends hap
PLY. Tree, as the "opiumised" poet,
has difficult task and fully grasps the
character. Cartwright always acts the
william with force and power, and Mrs.
Patrick Campbell makes the most of
the rather priggish part of Kate Cloud.
The piece was very we'll received and
will be "over your side" ere long.
Another bomb, but this time happily
1t caused but little damage. The out
rage occurred at the house of a Mr..
Brett, M. p, and most harmless in
dividual. But the reason Is not far to
seek. Next door lives Mr.. Justice Haw-
kins. Now Hawkins doesn't care rap
for any man breathing and whatever
Is going on around he is invariably as
cool as cucumber; in fact, when the
explosion occurred and the glass from
the windows ratified over the carpet,
Mr.. Hawkins rang the bell for his SER
want. Gas explosion somewhere-run
| out and see where it is" is all he said.
Hawkins has had the courage to SEN
tence several anarchists to long Pc
RODS of confinement, and is very Sc
we're on their kind, and 1t Is easy to
guess that the bomb gentlemans kind
intention was to give 'Awkins good
blowing up. The attempt was made at
| the wrong house, but 1t has not in any
| way disconnected the justice, who went
| for his ride in the park as usual early
| the following morning. The perpetra-
| tor has not yet been found.
Visiting London are the Swat en-
voys. The deputation consists of five
native chiefs and Prince Mongganga
| Qhis latter must be carefully pro-
nounced, it is African and not Welsh
| you can tell it is not the latter because
it does not possess a "w' and three
| ''y's" The leader is man Of great
stature and noted Swat warrior in
Couts and her husband (they are
spoken of in this way) entertained them
at dinner at their town house. The
leader made a speech in his native
tongue with simple but impressive
| earnestness of manner. Everybody
said 1t was fine effort-only they die
| not understand 1t! But the Interpreter
spoilt 1t all by an explanation. The
SwaZls saw the lord mayors show anG
now think that we are pushing
people. Goodness only know what they
would think of New York company
answering the lunch bell on the tria
trip of a new steamboat!
The National Vigilance association
are relieved. Broadicea's bare bone.
have not been discovered by n male
man thing in the Hampstead tumulus
1t were better to have left our cherished
legend than to have scattered it to tn,
winds in this manner. The Nationa
Vigilance association are now greatly
exercised in their minds over another
matter, and 1t is said that If thu
Emperor of China takes any NOR,
clothes or feathers or such Of Ii Hung
Chang they will institute an inquir!
into the business.
Richard Willis
CHARLEY BURKE'S IN TOWN
It's Charley Burke's in town, b'ysi dowr
I'll "Jamesy's Place"
Wild bran new shave upon 'um an tn,
fhwhuskers aft his face;