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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
The Ball Extracted.

Young Dobbins was pronounced out of
de niger today. DR.. Davidson. who attended
him, succeeded in finding the bullet last
night and extracted it. The shot struck a
rib a little to the left of the medal line.
and glanced on under the shoulder, making
only flesh wound. Such a lucky chance
could hardly occur once in thousand
times. The young man is abed, somewhat
the worse for his shock, and suffering
some pain, but quick recovery is pre-
dicted for him, and he is expected to be
outdoors again by the end of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
Racing In New York State.

The assembly committee on codes spent
most of the afternoon yesterday at Albany,
N. Y, discussing the Percey-Gray racing
bill. The report of the subcommittee was
adopted by the full committee, with the
exception of the amendment providing that
licenses of racing associations shall be re-
voked by the jockey club. That power is
given to the committee hosesappointment
by the governor Is provided for by the
amended bill The committee also agreed
on amendments providing that the rules
and regulations of all racing associations
shall be prescribed by the jockey club and
the state. shall receive per cent of the
gross receipts from all racing associations.
The Ives pool law is abolished. Pool SELL
iEg is prohibited, but private wagers are
allowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
The sparrinE Exhibitions.

Outside Of this incident the affair was
quite successful The program included
two bouts, one between Chappie James and
Young. Saw. bantam weights and the other
between Solly English and Joe Bateman,
light weight champions of Baltimore and
Washington, respectively. Mr.. Dan Dwyer,
a former sparring partner of Sullivan, act
ed as referee, and gave general satisfac-
ton. The bout between James and Saw
lasted only four rounds according to agree
nent, and was declared a draw, although
James clearly had the better of it, 1t was
called q draw simply because both men
were on their feet at the finish.
o. The fight between Bateman and English
was one Of the cleverest exhibitions Of the
kind ever seen in this vicinity. Both men
are scientific and strong. Whatever linger
ing doubt there may have been as to Bate
mans gameness was most effectuaily dis
PEELED by his plucky conduct last night.
Both men were struck hard and often, but
were in such excellent condition that the
blows did not appear to do very much
damage. English used his left with great
effect on Bateman'S nose, and the latter
English's- stomach, and his right on the
head. The fighting was exceedingly lively
from start to finish, and it was soon de-
monstrated that the pair were exceedingly
well matched. The fight was scheduled for
fifteen rounds but at the close. of the ff-
teenth round the referee declared that he
was unable to say which was the winner,
and therefore called for five more rounds.
This was done in accordance with the
suggestion made by Bateman before the
contest began. The additional rounds.
however, were not sufficient to settle the
question of supremacy, and at their close
the referee declared the contest a draw,
decision that seemed to be acceptable to
ALL Bateman put up a great fight and his
many friends in this city are proud of his
wCrk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

! The official schedule Of the Harvard Base
Ball Team has been announced by, Mama
ger White. There are twenty-seven games
including two professional dates in case of
tie with Princeton and Yale. Following are
some of the principal games announced:
May II, Princeton at Princeton; May Ii,
University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia !;
May 30. Princeton at Cambridge; June l..
Georgetown University at Cambridge; June
June s, University of Pennsylvania; at Cam
bridge; June 70. Yale at Cambridge; June
%. Yale at New Haven; June 3D. Yale at
New York s(n case of tie).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22

Over fast. dry track, three fayorites,
an outsider, a second and third choice Sc
cured winning brackets at Alexander
Island yesterday, and the fifteen book
makers had little the better of the argu-
ment with the talent The fields were
large and the racing somewhat above the
average. The winners were: Rama, 10 to 1 /;
Grand Prix, 6 to 5; Little Jim, to 5.
Thurston, to 10; Cadet, 6 to l, and Dill
lon j., 3 to l,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
Uhoynsli. Had the Hest of IT,.

UhOynskfa Had the Hest Of IT.,
The six-round C ontest between Joe Choy-
nski and Dan Creedon last night at CHI
cago was a draw, no decision being given
by the referee. The conditions of the match
provided that If both men were on their
feet at the conclusion of the sixth round
no decision would be given. Choynski had
all the best of 1t! except in one round. He.
knocked Creedon down twice, brought the
blood in stream from his nose, and had
his man very tired and going when the
sixth round closed. Choynsh weighed 161
pounds, and although Creedon'sz weight
was not given. he looked to weigh fully as
much as his opponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
T0ok the WronE Sntchel.

There were two small satchels near Dob
BINS. One contained about $780, but
there was nothing in the other, except a
few articles of clothing. By fortunate
blunder the robber grabbed the valise. con-
tanning the clothing and rushed. out into
the darkness with his pal, and escaped be-
fore theacrowd that quickly gathered real
lied what had happened. Parties went in
search of them but were unable toodiscoveE
the slightest tracer of their whereabouts!
The wounded man was placed in a carriage
and driven to Ifyattsvtffe, thezresidence- of
the nearest physician. His wound WAS
dressed. and he-wa brought; to hts home
in this city. Hell a nephew of Mr. Robert
NJ. Dobbins, who has store on 9th street
near D. and is employed by him as a clerk.
Three members of the Maryland constabu-
larry. who were present at the fights. under
took to capture his two assailants, but so
far have failed to do so,t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
\ NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT;
The Sports Who Went to aSparriag E1hhibii-
ton Eajoya Shootingssorapas
.AiEz Aatesnpta to RolB, thea Treasurer Of
the Yonng= Nen's~ Athletic Club,
The Wrong Saiehel..

! The Young Mems Athletic Club provided.
an unusual entertainment forTits friends at
Steubner's road house, ON the BladensbuIg
road last evening" It consisted of two +ex-
citing. sparring, contests and AN attempt at
highway robbery with shooting accompani-
ments. A sporting character named Charley
pobbins, who acted as treasurer of the
club, was severely wounded in the right
shoulder by an unknown man., in an at
tempt to- rob him Of the proceeds Of the
evenings entertainment. The shooting oc-
CURED during the intermission between the
first and second bouts and 'created intense
excitement, For time it looked as though
the great crowd of men, in attendance
would be thrown into panic. That result
was prevented only by the GOODNESS of one.
or two men, who advised :eyeFyone to keep
his seat There were about, five hundred
persons closely packed together in the
arena just outside the main building. The
sitting room. where the shooting occurred,
was deserted, however, save by Mr.. Dob
bins, Mrs. Helmuth, wife of the proprietor,
and a servant girl. Dobbins. was engaged
IN counting up his cash and sorting it into
a vaiise, preparatory to bringing it to
Washington. The two women were engage
ed In household duties, and were paying no
particular attention to Dobbins. While the
latterwas thus occupied he was gruffly
ccsted by a rough-looking white man, who
had just entered the ROOM, followed by
colored man. The white man demanded to
be served with a sandwich, packages of
which were ranged in piles on counter
near where Dobbins was standing. Dob
bins paid no attention to the man, except
to say that he had nothing to do with the
Sandwiches. He said this without raising
his head, and the first intimation- he re-
cefved that trouble was at hand was the
report of a pistol ard the whir- of a bullet
as it passed within few inches of his
head. Turning quickly. he saw that the
white man, who had just addressed him,
held a smoking 1evclver in his hand, aimed
at him. Before he could get at the man
or seek shelter, the revolver was discharged
again, and this time with better aim, as the
ball lodged in the muscles Of the right
shoulder. Dobbins tumbled over and yelled
for help. The women, who had witnessed
the. last shot. also gave out series of
shrieks, and in an instant the whole house
was in an uproar. That robbery was the
purpose of the two visitors was shown by
the action of the leader IS soon as he saw
that his shot had taken effect.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-10-17

For the sam. rv4>
know that you DC
aothing to us,
No, we do It 70 al
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and making Up on t.
you DO not want ch
DO YOU &ap~ y"
DO you think they
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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
TOtnl
TOO MICH EOR GAS.

The exOrbitant price charged the city
ior gas by the Washington Gaslight Com
pany so thoroughly exhausts the fund
at the disposal of the Commissioners for
street lighting purposes that they are COM
PEELED to refuse the erection of two lamps
in part of the city where it is admitted
they are badly needed. The Appropriation
for street lighting would be nearly, il not
quite, sufficient if the company did not
charge an extortiunate price. The people
of Washington suffer in more ways than
one from the greed and avaricc of this cor
portion. Not onlyare they compelled to pay
much more for their gas than it is worth,
but their public treasury is also unneces-
sarily depleted, and besides they have TO
do without street Illumination altogether
on nights when the moon shines, or is
supposed To shine. This last arrangement
puts the capital of the United States on a
level with small towns, the city fathers
of which must economic in every direction
to make both ends meet.
Washington should be by rights the best
lighted city in the United States; first, be-
cause it is the capital; second, because its
magnificent streets are admirably adapted
to it; third, because its people pay enough
for the job. With dollar gas for private
consumers and proportionate reduction
in the charge for street lamps, the amount
now appropriated for the public lighting
would be ample to give the city about all
the lamps it needs now and make it pos
sible to dispense with a guodly proportion
of the naphtha lamps in the outlying dis
triCts. II would, also, OF course, save each
individual householder using gas many a
dollar in the course of the year.
There is no better time than the present
to send in The Times gas coupon, so that an
imposing presentation may be made to
Congress as soon as it Convenes.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
THERE is A DIFFERENCE.

1t is but natural that there should be
sort OF popular resentment against the
intermarriage OF American heiresses and
foreign Doblemen, because an American
girl should think no coronet of greater
distinction than the civic crown of the
severe gn American citizen. But, of
course, the dear girls will ask no ones
advice on the subject and they will just
marry a duke, or a count, or marquis, even
though they be sorry for it afterwards.
SO there is some comfort 10 be found in
the circumstance that once in while
an American girl is sensible enough to fall
in love with a foreigner who has some
merit and distinction other than title.
Such girl is, or was, Miss Pauline Whit
ney, now Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget. Her
husband, like the Duke of Marlbor-
ough, is of noble descent, but he has no
need to wait for his wife's dowry to regild
tue faded sple ndorS OF some ancestral
castle, or keep up an establishment befit-
ting his name and station. Young Paget
has made his mark. He came to the United
States determined TO carve out his Own
fortunes, and thanks to his energy and
integrity, has succeeded in amassing even
now competence and in putting him
self at the head or a large corporation.
Best of ALL he has become an American
citizen ana is proud Of his adopted country.
Nofault can befound witha young woman
for marrying such a man even though she
were the greatest heiress in the land.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
SKILLED LABOR.

Some very important and valuable sug-
gestions are made for the benefit of the
working classes by General Worthy Fore
man Bishop, of the Knights of Labor, in
his annual report. Chief among them is
his reference to the gradually increasing
uselessneSs of what is known as skilled
labor, which is being rapidly superseded
by perfected machinery in every depart
ment of human handicraft. BY reason of
this forward march of the ma chine, skilled
artisans and farm laborers see themselves
reduced to an absolutely common level
where skill cuts no figure and opportunity
governs an
The ma chine, as Mr.. Bishop remarks,
is the creation Of the workman's brain,
and he thinks the creator ought to remain
the master, the controlling agent, the
real power, instead OF allowing himself
to be pushed aside by what he, himself,
has created. He thinks that the great
problem for organized labor to solve
is how to make the machine subservient
to its aims and purposes, and that to its
solution the thought and care have not
been applied winch lis iHnpOrtanCe ueLldnus
1t may be possible that Mr.. Bishop takes too
pessimistic a view, but at any rate his
warning should not fall upon deaf ears.
Even the most casual observer must be
| convinced that human ingenuity, always
on the alert, will continue to evolve labor
saving machinery, which i'll less than half
a century will make the achievements of
to-day appear clumsy and Impractical in
| comparison. 1t is impossible, for instance
| to even ina CINE the tremendous changes
| that will be wrought by electricity when
| the problem OF cheaper production will
have been solved, as soon it will be. Its
| power will invade every branch of industry,
| and in the commOnest avocations of life
it will come into play. Yet there must
| be men to control this power, to guide the
ma chimes it operates, to do the new work
which its energy creates. 1t is TO meet
| these new cond itions that Mr.. Bishop
would wish organized labor to apply itself,
and if it masters the situation, the skilled
laborer of to-day will be the skilled laborer
| of tomorrow, though his skill will, of
necessity, have found new field in which
to operate.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
A well-known Firm to Retire.

The well-known clothing concern, The
Famous. located for so long at SOB Market
space, is about to retire from business.
This startling piece of news was circu-
lated pretty freely around town last night
and was verified by Mr.. Lewis B. Moore,
the manager.
/, appears that the concern is controlled
nv very large Boston interests, and orders
have been received from headquarters to
close up this store at once-that is, as
quickly as the stock can be disposed OF.
Mr.. Lewis B. Moore states that he has
received Instructions to sell the stock at
almost any price, to advertise the lease
and fixtures for sale, and to report at
Boston at the earliest possible date.
Today the great sale will commence,
and will continue until the entire enormous
stock of overcoats, suits, trousers, and
children's clothing is disposed of.
The sacrifice will be enormous, but the
orders must be carried out without regard
10 the great loss. ~
Remember the sale begins today,
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
TOO ABSURD.

The report that President Cleveland, in
stead of advising the recognition of the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents, will at
tempt to intermediate between them and
the home government, is absurd on the face
of it, and it is more than amusing to See
It seriously discussed by some esteemed
contemporaries. There can be no media
ton between sovereign and subject, and the
offer of Mr.. Cleveland would probably be
regarded by Spain as an insult. What
Reply would the United States have made
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

.If Portia lives, so do Beckey Sharpe
and Beatrfx Esmond, and they are made
to live by the same process that makes
Hamlet and Cortielia and Perdita and
Ophelia live. hackeray has, of all Eng
lish writers, the essential morality OF
Shakespeare. and his power of making
his characters vital.
Every man loves Beckey Sharpe from
the moment she walks down the stair
caea in her rcd-heeled shoes. The women
may hate her, but every man loves Beatrix
Esmond."
Prof. Egan concluded his lecture with
comparison of some of the modern novel
isis with Shakespeare. He said they had
his art and his methods, but not his
ethics. which he had inherited from that
GREAT old church on which the English
people were only beginning TO relinquish
their grasp.
Next Thursday afternoon Prof. Egan
will talk on 1.-THE supernatural in Ham
Lot ~
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

had some European monarch rendered his
offices as mediator between it and the Con-
federacy?
Between Cuba and Spain It is war for in
dependence or subjugation. The one fights
for freedom from oppression; the other
to reduce q rebeilious subject to submission.
There is no middle ground, and the sugges-
ton of autonomy is treated by both sides as
something not to be thought of. Therefore,
while Spain would haughtily waive Mr..
Cleveland away were he to come along
with an offer of mediation, even Cuba would
reject, though perhaps less abruptly, such
an act of mistaken kindness. There is only
one thing or the other for Mr.. Cleveland
to do-either advise Congress to grant Cuba
beIligerent rights, or say nothing.
Congress, however, need wait for no one
to take the initiative in this matter, ana
probably Will not. Public sentiment has
found sufficient expression and this has
been so unanimous in favor of the struggl
Cubans that Congress will not be in doubt
for single moment as to what is re-
quired of it as the representative OF the
people of the United States. There is
hardly a Senator or Representative but is
in possession of resolutions asking him to
work to the end of granting Cuba recogni-
ton, and the legislatures of several States
have also made themselves heard In the
same manner.
Cuba wants no INTERPRETATION. She wants
the strong hand of a friend to lift her up
and help her to stand firmly on her feet.
That done, the rest will be easy. 1t is
not to be doubted that the United States
will prove such friend.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
WASHINGTON, D. c.. NOVEMBER Is. 1895

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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

Governor-elect Lowndes of Maryland,
declares with great emphasis that he
will never, no never, accept the senator
ship during the term for which he has
Just been elected. Men have been known
to change their minds, especially when
they decline so early in the engagement.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15
wasbipgton. d. C.. Nov. IA. 1s95.

Times Advertising Bureau:
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the ad. you put in The Times for ME today,
and | will say this, that notwithstanding
the unfayorable weather, 1 have had a
great many callers from it, and am sure
that IL the weather was pleasant 1 could
have made many sales.
You can continue IL tomorrow and next
day. begin to realize from the responses
today that The Times is certainly great
medium for advertising. Very truly,
JOHN P. MURPHY.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

According to our modern theatrical
usage, ophelia's death would be realistic.
There would be n pool Of real water, with
pra tiCal trees oYcFShadOwtng IL, real
flowers would be reflected in its waters
the whole tabIcauX would be arranged
after Millar's famous picture, and Ophelia
in india rubber tights would disappear
at the supreme theatrical moment.
Shakcspeare's methods. except when,
as in the conventional ending OF the fifth
acts of his tragedies, he followed the tradi-
ton of the EliZabethan stage, were serene
and calm, never over violent. never in the
high falsetto that strains the voice or
nature And these are the methods OF
George Eliot, of Tho Ckeray, of Manzont,
and even of Dickens, when Dickens did
not give way to those theatrical tradi-
lions which substitute melo-drama for
the modesty of nature"
Continuing, Prof. Egan said: IN the
modern comedy the right man generally
marries the right woman as the curtain
goes down. Shakespeare knew better than
this-fur in real life our friends generally
marry the wrong wife-and when the
Merchant of Venice ends with the
tragedy of Shylock, deeper than mere
physical death. we feel that Poriia and
Bassannio are still alive somewhere, and
We wish that the treasures or Portia's
love had been poured into the lonely
heart OF Antonio.
"Thackcray's method was the method
OF Shakespeare. Like Shakespeare, he
leaves much To the imagination. Take, for
instance that wonderfully dramatic scene
between Rawden Crawley and Lord
Stevne; there is art, and as fine as
sbakespeare's leaving to the magma
tion that which might be commonplac e
and even gross if explained by lesser
artist
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

Rejected manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied by
stamps, but airy obligation to do so
is expressly disavowed.
Manuscripts nnaccompanied by
POSTAGE VIII not be returned.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

Jay Gould may have been good friend
Of Tom Byrnes, but the ex-superintendent
of police was no sioIch himself when it
came to managing street deals.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

Dunraven appears to be in the fix of
the man who said that if he had done any
thing for which he ought to be sorry, he
was glad of it
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-15

When Salisbury says that there is room
in Asia for everybody, he means that the
English are everybody.