The Irish standard., 1894-11-10

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McGowau; arrangements committee, I.
Flynn, j. T. MCGOWAN, j. w. Doyle, .. j.
Curley, T. E. Boyle, T.sO'Neil; floor COM
mittee, G. F.. DwYer, NC. O'Connor, J.
F. Walsh, M. Flynn, Ed. Butler, Joe
Murphy, John Calvin, j. W. Doyle; re-
ception committee, J. j. Curley, y.
Trainor, G. A. Gallagher, Richard Welsh,
fP. Churchill. John Norton, John Ma
honey, J.J. Mcclure, 81. Butler, james
Byrnes, John Leonard, T. Coskran, w.
|J. Sheehan, P. Mccormick, G.. Ballew.
| Next week beginning with tomorrow
matinee, Carrier &c.," a new melo drama
OF unusual interest to the theatre goe1s
of this city, will be presented at the pop
ular Peoples Theatre by Manager Ster-
ling's Stock company. The great inter-
est attached to this play is due to the
fact that the scenes OF the play are laid
! in Minneapolis, and furthermore it IS the
first play of the kind ever presents q on
any stage. The plot of the play, "Car r
rier 80 Z" deals with the post office official
life, with which is connected a long aud
systematic robbery Of the United States
mails, and the eventual discovery OF tire
thief, Carrier 80" being the hero Of the
play. Throughout this play abounds IN
fine sentiment, pleasing lines and ora
matte situation. while heroic love and a
most laughabls vein of comedy runs
throughout the entire piece, which will
also include q strong list Of specialtieE,
magnificent scenery, splendid mechanl-
cal effects and appropriate music. The
entire stock company will appear, with
Mr.. Sam Morris ineshe role Of Carrier 80.
| Manager Scott announces that MIR.
Nat G.. Goodwin will during his engage
ment OF one week, commencing Monday
evening next, present repertoire OF his
most successful plays, and in which he
| has earned great praise for his versatility,
artistic conception of the numerous char
! acters he portrays, and tho magnltice Mt
manner in which each play is produced
in every detail Monday and Tuesday
evening Mr.. Goodwin will be seen in the
| quaint character of Jim Radburn, the
plucky sheriff of Pike county, in Angus
tus Thomas drama Of character entitled
sin Mizzoura;" Wednesday and Thur
day evenings Henry Guy Cartoons
beautiful comedy creation, "A Gilded
Fool" wi l be given in all it's original
! splendor. and on Friday and Saturday
evenings Mr.. Goodwin will present his
| latest and best efforts David Garr4ck'
lately produced by him for the first time
in Chicago, over which production the
Chicago critics praised him most highly.
On the evenings of ''David Garrick' the
sparkling one-act comedy, "Lend Me
Five ShiIlings," will also be- given, Mr..
Goodwin appearing in both plays, thus
forming grand double bill.
Early Monday evening Charles Whit
tenan, or Nelson as his name is also CIV
On, butcher by trade, who IS employed
by and resides with A. Peterson, at 1903
Twenty fifth street South, made an un~
successful attempt al shutting ctf his
mortal coil by hanging himself to con"
yenient beam fastened in tho rear Of the
butchershop at 2010 Twenty~foufth ave-
nue. South. MIR. Peterson, however, dis
covered the young man jast IN time to
cut him down and save his life. White
man was taken to the South Side police
station, but his friends called and prom
ised to look after him. He was not
locked up. Whitteman is the young fell
lows right name, but he often uses his
his step fathers name Of Nelson. Wnlt-.
teman has been engaged to be married.
to young girl, but the marriage bas
been postponed on account OF a lack OF
funds, brought about by an attack OF ty-
phoid fever. which laid Whitteman up
for several months. H. had several
times talked to his friends since his ILL.,
ness of taking his own life, but all.
thought he was joking. The name OF
tbs young lady in lae case is said to DO
Miss Boetko, and it is also said that the
couple went away Tuesday to be married.
Whitteman has always borne a good rep
utation as being hard working. Indus
trious sort of a fellow.
Mayor Eustis Tuesday revoked the IL
cense of w. Il. Harris, who has for seve-
raj years run q notorious saloon and
wine room at $50 Third avenue south
Saturday night and early Sunday morn
ing man named Brennan spent in the
place and was badly battered in row,
beside having $50 taken from his pocket.
His injuries we're SO severe that they
frightened the saloon mon, and after
working on him themselves all night in
the fear that he would die, they then
took him to hospital. On recovering
he made complaint to the mayor, who
closed the saloon pending investigation,
which was had Tuesday forenoon. After
hoorino tho Testimony tha m av0r revoked