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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
THE COLOR LINE IN THE NAVY.

Washington. Nov. 2j.-The court OF inquiry into
the charges against white seaman gunners for haz-
ing colored sailors OF their class met at the Wash
ngton Navy Yard to-day. Commander W. May
nard presided with I.ieutenan Com mander Richard
wainwright and Lieutenant W. W. Kimball as
members. and Ensign Terhune as recorder.
The seaman gunners' class OF instruction here
consists Of thirty-three men. four OF whom are
coored. The white sailors accused OF commit
ting various outrnges on the negroes in the hope Of
causing them TO desert
Commodore Howell. commandment OF the yard
the first witness. While h. had personal
cognlzance OF the matter. he had received IA verbal
report from Of his subOrdinates In October TO
the effect that cOiored gunner complained that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

The Clyde Line has added 10 It's feet new and
handsome $500 ton steel boat which Will be known
as the Comanche. The new coastwise vessel com
bines all the la;ert Improvements to be found on
any vessel including electric lights and bells ba h
rooms smoking room and handsomely decorated
saloon She has quadrup.e expansion engines and
il is expected. will make the trip from Newly ork
10 Jacksonville including the stop at Charleston in
two and one-half days. The COmanche's state
rooms are exceptionally large and feature Of the
vessel will be the wide and commodiOus prone
made deck The new Clyde Line vessel built
al the Crainp yard and VIII make her trial trip
on Thursday. She will arrive in this city on Mon
day and start on her maiden voyage from Pier NO
20 East River on December for Charleston ana
jacksonville She Is expected 10 set the pace Tor
Goa wise vessels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

SCHOOLS CLOSED IN ETAuKET-vILLAGEs NEAR
JAMAICA ALSO AFFLICTED

SCHOOLS CLOSED IN sETAuKET-VILLAGEs NEAR
JAMAICA ALSO AFFLICTED.
The schools at Setauket and South Sctauket.
Long Island are closed on account of the prevalence
of dphtheria in the villages. Two deaths have oc-
Cured in John Faon's family and another child
Is III. The members 81 the Board OF Health are
criticised for their alleged neglect TO take
measures to prevent the spread of the disease. They
are especially blamed for allowing Fallon TO walk
There are between forty and fifty cases of
malignant diphtheria IN Ozone Park, Br9okiy1
disease is spreading. The Board Of Health gave
orders yesterday morning to close School No IN
Woodhaven. and If the disease spreads much more
rapidly they will have 10 call on Brooklyn TOT
assistance Drs Macfarane. Nut. Mcdonald,
Ball and Grant all busy attending to the
dphtheria cases. There is no sewerins IN the
whole Of Jamaica. from the borders OF the CITY
of BROOKLYN to Queens, and this is said to be the
cause Of the present epidemic 1t was said yester.
day that II something is not done TO-DAY there VIII
be an indignat ton meeting In Woodhaven with a
view of stirring up the local health board TO some
activity in the matter , ,,,.
The First Ward public school in Long Island CITY
Closed yesterday afternoon for an indefinite time
owing to A child In the family of William Nugent,
the janitor, having dphtheria Nugent lives on the
top floor OF schoolhOuSe. Five hundred chAufch
will be kept from school for a week or longer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
RIG RECEIPTS AT THE FOOTBALL GAME.
YALE AND PRINCETON WILL EACH RECEIVE
ABOUT ACCOMMODATING N1PPED


The echoes OF the stirring football battle Of
last Saturday continue vibrate through the land
and the enthusiastic followers Of the game dis
c,ssing the lively features of the contest with as
much gusto as they did few hours after the
game When ali the returns in II Will be
found in all probability that the receipts have
been more encouraging than at any previous game
ever held in this city. The management was ex-
cellent. and up 10 date no reports have been re-
ccived that an accident OF kind happened In the
vast throng at Manhattan Field.
II is impossible TO tell what the exact re-
CENTS of the game were but II. 5. Van Duzer and
uIlan w Curtis Of the committee in charge Of
the game when seen yesterday, sald tnat the re-
CENTS would foot UP about $4,000 and possibly a
little over that sum. The total receipts last year
were $50 600 This year 1900 more admission tickets
were sold than last and the expenses or hiring
the grounds were 81 900 less. The rental last year
was $500 while this year the colleges PAID So.VO
and ticket takers about $500, the printing about $3.50.
and the incidental expenses about Siy Each college
viii receive in the neghbOrhood OF $1,000 for Its
share OF the gate receipts. Just 52l admission tick
cts were sold. 20 complimentary tickets were given
10 the students and So people gained admission on
counterfeit tickets making total OF 3fVi tickets
found in the box O.,
"a peculiar feature Of those counterfeit tickets.
said Mr. Van Duzer the treasurer. lis that although
the work on the nterfeits good we discovered
The fraud after only SO tickets had gone through the
gates There must have been lot OF those coun-
terfets printed for ali the tickets that took In
were marked over 1000 Now all OF our tickets were
marked under 5000 The imitation was good one,
except that the back of the counterfeit was sinoot
while the backs OF the regular tickets were rous'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
THE OLD OFFICERS REELECTED

TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
CHURCH MISSION TO DEAF MUTEs
The twenty-thrd annual meeting OF the Church
Mission 10 Deaf Mutes held last night at NO.
pa Waverley Place. The full board OF old officers
was reelected excepting in the case OF p. p Dick
inson second vice-president. who is now dead. j.
Van Vechten Olcott was selected to succeed him.
The newly elected officers are: Bishop II. c. Pot
ter president: the Rev. f. H. Krans. vice president;
J. Van Vechten Olcott, second vice president Al
bert l.. Willis. secretary and William Jewett,
treasurer
The Callaudet House, near Poughkeepsie is
maintained by this society. The endowment fund
OF this institution according TO reports read last
night amounts to $3.50. There are twenty
two inmates The twenty-t third anniversary OF the
society will be held at st. Agnes Chapel. Ninety
second-st. and Columbus-ave., on Sunday. Decem-
Der 90 at 43O p. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
ron THE BENEFIT or COLORED STUDENTS

A wel!-attcnded meeting held yesterday ai'eF
noon In the Swedenborg!an Church IN lhlr! mn
St. between Lexington and Park ayes. IN 'ne ,'i'''
osts of the Calhoun Colored school, at O'''' ''''
Ala. The school was founded three Yeas
Miss Mabel W. Dillingham;. who has since d'eu' an.
Mice ,,barlot,e r Thorn who took up the worK at
C,ihouns at the earnest request OF bookeel al
Washington principal OF the Tuskegee Norman anu
Industrial Institute. 800 ,ha Rev
The principal speaker yesterday was the E ~
Pitt Dillingham; the principal of the scn9o. al az
noun He outlined the work the school "da a." a.
Commissioning among the coored people. ana also its
needs There at present 25o pupils, ana az ,,na e
school has twelve buildings and 100 acres OF 1a.iu,
Tbs other speakers were r. y. Goddard ana the
Rev Samuel = Seward. pastor of the church'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
ROAD RECORDS ALLOWED.

Chicago Nov. 25.-The following road records
have been allowed by the Century Road Club:
r p Searle Chicago New York. days 22 hours
Is minutes September S-l4 course record
c. T. Earl 10 miles. 800 10 September I'll New
York record. $1,000,
H. Kohl Egin-Aurora century course record.
6:57 80 September q
F ". Knowland. 10 miles. 40. October I; New
II G. Wood 10 miles. 1884 October II; Missouri
record -o - it,, o-o.
f. Kostomlatsky, miles. n:5o; 10 miles, 20;25
W 4. Borton. 20 miles, $3.50. October II; Iowa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
YAI.Es CLAIMS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP CON
TESTED

Philadelphia Nov. 25.-"The Evening Telegraph
to-day SAYS: THE great football games OF the year
are over Pennsylvania and Yale are the victors'
Harvard and Princeton, the vanqushed. win 'he
ennsylvania- Cornell game in this city on lhufs-
day the season will end and as the case last
year there will be no Of determining 10
which team Pennsylvania or Yale. the champion-
ship honors belong In this connection however,
IT is interesting TO note that some faIe men are
boldly claiming that the championship Is tnei,s
big teams won every game that she playeo, anu
the additional fact that the Brown men VINO SUI
cumbed 70 Pennsylvania. Harvard west foni' anu
Cornell PLAYED a tie game with Yale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
SIZZLING THE PIERCE library.

There was only small attendance at the rooms
of Bangs g. CO.. No. 739 Broadway, yesterday after
noon when the sale Of the library OF John T. NJ
Pierce Of Yankton, s. D.. was begun. The highest
prices OF the day were realized for some specimens
OF early printing. among the numbers offered behg
n black-letter copy of Chaucers wo'ks. which went
for $3.50 Five volumes OF De Bry's travels and
VOYAGES went for s. % each; volume OF Burton
containing the rare map by Hollar brought -, ana
black letter Bible, Latin, 81 ~ 4 fine specimen
OF monas.ic binding. "Peir Martyrs alb Angleria,
brought SC, and number Of pieces were sold at
lower prices The sale continues to-day and to-mor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
TESTIMONY FOR LANGERhANS DEFENCE.

The trial OF Walter L. s. Langerman charged with
assault on Miss Barbara Aub was continued before
Recorder (off Yesterday Part General Sessions.
Testimony was taken for the defence and several
witnesses who lived In the same apar,ment-house
In which Langerman lived. testified that they heard
no commoton noise at the time of the alleged as
sdult 49,
Mrs Emily Rozee. OF No. 80 West Sxteth-st.. a
former schoolmate OF Miss Aub the woman VINO
gave the note OF introduction to Langerman testified
hat when Miss AuO returned she said she had SOFA
Mr. Langerman book. but she said nothing about
the alleged assault until night When she did speak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
corrMBIA soPHMoREs vICTORs.

In spite Of the rain yesterday alternoo" inv
Glasses ~ es and 81 Columbia College, went up to
Wiuiamsbridge and played the final and decisive
football match Of the interclass series The GROUND
wet and slippery. but both sides put UP d
spirited game. The first pass made by " was 10
Schaff who broke through 'S7's line ana carr'eo inc
ball into g7's goal after run of about thirty yards
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

he had been struck the eye by a fellow-class-
man. Ensign Williams had reported to him that
hazing had occurred. but the Commodore of his
own knowledge was unaware Of the facts in the
case.
Ensign Williams testified that he had
wound on the face OF j. a. Jackson coored, but
that about twenty OF the other classmen disavowed
all knowledge Of Its cause. He confident that
no naZng ever occurred during his watches. be-
tween y. and a. m He had investigated the
reports under order of the commandant, and sew
era of the men had asserted that 1t not right
that "nigger should be placed over white peo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
rur EPJDGE DIRECTORS ORGANIZE

Tho nov Board Of Directors OF the New-York and
vew-Jersey Bridge Company me, Yesterday at he
companys offices. No. PA Broadway, and ORGANIZED
.,ec,,ng lanes S GARRISON president; Louis WIND
,,on ,ic.nreeident and Charles H. Swan, secre-
tarv and treasurer The location OF the bridge be-
tween Fifty-ninth and Sxueth siS. as declde upon
~, the c ing Fund Commissioners, was recorded,
~ 2a !, Vas announced that The plans for the ap-
y Trmd "Reminiscences in about four weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
GEORGE BANKER HOME AGAIN
THE CHAMPION WHEELMAN RETURNS FROM
EUROPE WITH TRUNKS FILLED
WITH TROPHIES

Pittsburg, Nov. 25-George Banker. the we'll
known cyclist arrived home to-day from his tour
OF the principal cities Of Europe. bringing with him
the title Of champion of the world and several
trunks filled with valuable trophies won in the
many races in which he participated. Banker ;
trip was also a success financially He participated
in eighty contests, winning in sixty-one. Banker
considers JacQuelin. the Frenchman the best rider
he met during his absence. though he speaks highly
Of the work of several other cyclists Banker has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
CLAYTON ENGAGED AT $4,000 SALARY.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. p (SpeciaD.-Lonnie Clay
ton, the Western jockey was tonight engaged st
salary of $4,000 by Colonel w. L. Thompson. OF
Brookda,e Stud, for next season. Clayton will take
no outside mounts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
CURRENCY SIZES" NEARLY MArURED.

Washington Nov 25.-The Treasury Department
to-day sent a circular giving notice that United
States per cent bonds of the face value Of $3.50.
900 issued under the acts of July !. 1862. and July
. 1864 In aid Of the Central Pacific. Kansas Pacific
and Union Pacific railroads: commonly known as
'Cur-encv Skies" become due January |. 1896
and that interest on said bonds will that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
this half the juniors

Schaf kicked goal During this half the juniors
failed to score.
In the second half Schaff made another star play
by making touchdown after a run OF fifty yards
He failed to kick goal this time. Toward the end
OF the second half 1t became so dark that the men
could hardly see who carrying the ball. and 81
managed to carry the ball over the line about a
minute minute before time was called Putnam made the
touchdown for 81. Prentice failed to kick goal.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9S. ,; 81. L. goa.s, '9S, l.
~. o; score 9S 10: 81. 4: referee, Kerby. 49, Law
umpire. Hungerford, 9S Law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
DEATH OF A FOOTBALL PLAYER.
Fatal. ENDING OF GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA..

FATAL ENDING OF GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA.
Charlottesville. Va. Nov % (SpeciaD.-A gloom
hangs over the college to-day caused by the I'M
timely death OF George Phelan a student. yester-
day. After one OF the downs in the annual foot
ball game between the medical and law classes
for the Barringer cup last Saturday. 1t was found
that Phelan who playing guard was unable
to continue, complaining of being hurt on the
head. Soon after he lost consciousness. and was
carried from the field to the infirmary. where he
died Sunday, without recovering. consciousness: \
post-mortem examination disclosed a weak blood
vessel In his head, and the bursting Of this was
the of his death The Coroners jury. com
posed principally of students, rendered verdict,
after receiving all the testimony from the wit
OF the accident and the doctors. of death
from bursting OF diseas ed blood vessel induced
by overexertion. After the funeral to-day the en-
tire student body escorted his corpse to the train
and committee of students conducted it to his
home In Memphis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
PHILADELPHIA TO THE RESCUE.

Philadelphia, Nov. Pin pursuance to the call Of
Secretary Carlisle for gold. of the leading retail
drvgoods houses OF Philadelphia will ship 100000 Of
The metal 10 the Treasury Department at Washing
ton tomorrow. The firm in question Is making the
shipment with the patriotic purpose OF sustaining
the Governments gold reserve and they hope their
example will induce other business houses here to
do he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
BYRON MCLELLAND BUYS MOYLAN.

Lexington KY. Nov. % (SpecaD.-W. C. Fcssen-
den, of WATERFOWL, Mass, has sold the two-year-
old bay colt Moylan by Bradford dam Elsa Rosa
lind to Byron McClelland for large but private
price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
CHESTS AT LEADING HOTELS.

rh nod weather Yesterday had little erect on
tho number of arrivals at the leading hotels ana
business was reported good all around II Will Oe
.,o, hotter later in the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
an ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER DEAD

Albany. Nov. &-'"rhe State" one OF the two
naners in this city taking the service OF the CHI
caeo Associated Press. not printed to-day
The Sheriff took possession OF tho plant ana
ted notice on the doors OF the building that Y
viii be sold by him Saturday morning next at ~
o'c,ock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
FINE FURNITURE.

Elegance and good taste are
hand i'm hand with the lowest prices
at FLINT'S. As West 23d st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
DANDRUf $ $.= nj 4: s:is:' 81 4 Is Is
comrlsxion successfully treated by JOHN r. -
WOODBURY. l2I W. 42d-st.. ~ Y. y
Is CENTS.

Of II. she declared that Miss Aub asked her loT
money to go away with. She said 10 WASH ehouS"
-she wanted 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
AI,BEMARLE.

ALBEMARLE.
T. G. Baker. Comstock. Nev.
". II. Philip, Great Bar
7 d. Cuthbert. san Fran
cisco.
c. Amory. Boston.
Mrs. +. Hutchinson. Phila-
NJ ''''' NJ. 5. Hutchinson,
Philadelphia.
l. ". Welch. Hartford.
J. f. Walker. Washington.
ASTOR.
J. Roulhac. Winston. y. I.
W. J. Kellogg. Danoury'
Conn.
4. Phillips. Boston:
+, W Groves. Buffalo.
]. -. Reardon. Boston.
l.. Crandall. Globe. Ariz.
G.. i. Bradleer. Detroit.
J. Kassen, Globe, Ariz.
J. f. Laid. Bristol.
BROADWAY CENTRAL
J. W. Grant, New-G!asgow
y. s.
II. c. La Toilette, New-Al-
hany. Ind
NJ f.. Wood. Boston.
+ :. Miller. Rochester.
L. VI. Fitch, Baltimore.
l. NJ. Young. Chicago.
& Atkinson. Manchester.
l. {. Hoehn. Livingston
Mont.
r. l.. Richards. Pittsburg:
q. J. L.asbury. Philadelphia
J. \. Quinn. Altoona. Penn
f. II. Borden. PawtucHe''
II. /.
+. Z. Harmon. Benton
\. II. Walker. Clinton,
Mass.
+. Grant. Fargo. y. d.
BRUNSWICK.
b. d. Brown. Duluth.
r. Fiske. Boston.
J. Wood. PIttsburg.
T. Butterneld. Syracuse.
". r. Andrews. Boston.
II. Collins. Montreal.
r. Paddey, Montreal.
G. y. Fitzgerald. Philadel
phia.
c. l.. Eagleston. Boston.
BUCKINGHAM.
:. $. Beard & wife, Lake
wood.
Il. +. Bronson. Rye.
y. Angus. Hartford.
T.. A. Merrell. Minneapolis.
y. \. Bulkley. southport.
Il. n. Mccormick. Chicago
II. W. Hell. Boston.
GILSEY.
II. Mills. Chicago.
T. T.. loves. Dayton. Ohio
n. ). MfIuilr', 'hi'iSo'
II. Flood. Elmira.
4. Watt. York. Penn.
II. Hall & wife. Hartford.
f.. J. Wittenberg. Lo'
Angeles.
r. +. Booth, New-IIaven.
u. NJ. Raw ken. Troy.
GRAND UNION.
II. s. Potter. IT,. Boston.
r.. :. Gay.
\. b. Chaplin. Worcester
Mass.
&. T.. Bolton. Cleveland.
II. =. Brumell. Ottawa.
X. NJ. Lees. oxford. Eng
land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

Nine. Dupont. Paris.
+. Bellue. Paris.
Nine +. Bellue. Paris.
Nine. y. Bellue. Paris.
{. F.. Vessel. Seneca Falls.
:. 5. Beman. Chicago.
s. Reynolds. Rochester.
HOFFMAN.
Mrs. L. 3. Isaacs. Cincln-
A. " Bischof. Cincinnati.
r. II. Wald. Cincinnati.
J. II. Thompson. r., Kings
ton. y. J.
G. Mitchell. Syracuse.
Mrs W. I. Younger. San
Francisco.
e. II. Dickey, Baltimore.
II. b. Sewali. Boston.
J. Young. Baltimore.
c. r. Crissey. Portland. Me.
c. Il. Antrim. Richmond,
Va.
IMPERIAL.
DR.. l.. II. Collier & wife.
Boston.
T.. \. Greave. Troy.
Il. W. Mu.ligan. Wilkes
barre.
7. +. Murphy. Streator. III.
Mrs. y. F. Quinn. Boston.
j. A. Robertson. Mexico.
PARK AVENUE.
W. w. Worthington. Tren-
ton.
r. G.. Westcott. Hartford.
T. Duncan. Hartford.
VI. Peters. St0ckbrldge.
W. r. Bishop & wife, Nor
witch.
f.. Smith. Waterbury.
{. y. Wood. Boston.
+. l.. Burnes. Troy.
r. +. Reuter-. Allentown.
ST. JAMES.
Mrs. A. J. Clark. New
Haven.
C. q. Guy. Toledo.
]. Hawley, East Orange.
J. ). Pyle. Canton. OHIO.
r. y. Morner. Philadelphia
Is. +. Wocly. Atlanta.
L. T.. Dodson. Morris. III.
sTURTEvANT.
C. r. Allen & wife, Sag
Harbor.
II. DetwileA Columbus
Penn. -
". 4. Terry. Albany.
r. Mcfarland. Denver.
+. \. Ezekiel. Richmond,
Va.
A. 5. Bickham. Dayton.
Ohio.
NJ. T. Warne. Easton.
]. II. Thompson. New-Or-
leans.
WESTMINSTER.
T. Melrose & family. Eng
land. r..
DR.. ". A. Young, Toronto.
pr. NJ. Taglc II wife, Ha-
Nan1.
Mrs. T. p. Gaddis. Dayton.
ohio.
j. L,ed. Bay city. Mich;
/ Mrs. p. IS. Parsons, Flint
Mich.
A. !. Harris. Nashville.
r. NJ. GooGali. Nashville.
X. J. Lyles. Nashville.
"a Ellsworth. san Francisco.
j. T.. Holbrook. Ithaca.
" NJ. Lathrop. Carbondale'
Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

Cyclists desiring to join the League Of American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
blanks by sending and address to Cycling
Editor. New-York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-24

Moreover, he does not believe In Western
culture for the East. Many evils are
before you." he exclaims in an apos-
trophe to Corea, but of all the great ca
lafnities that might befall you. can
conceive of none greater than an at
tempt to convert you into a civilized
nation" His book is highly entertain
ing. not by reason of its literary merit,
but because it is lively record of per-
sonal observation under extremely fa-
vorable conditions. How infinitely the
author observed things is shown in his
remark that, while the corners of an En-
glishman's mouth curl upward when he
is amused or pleased, those of the Corean
turn down. The portraits that he gives
are those of men of high breeding, OF
contemDlative rather than active dispo-
sition. There is singular refinement in
these faces, and absolutely no trace Of
the distinctively Monaghan features. Mr..
Landor remarks that many members Of
the royal and noble families might well
be taken for Caucasians. The Dopula-
ton in general shows types correspond
ing to every race in Asia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-24
LITERARY WOMEN DON TIGHTS.
Society Turns Out in Force to See
the "Spanish Student"
Otsego (Iich.) Special.

Otsego (Mich) Special.
The Woman's Literary Club gave the
of them donned tights and creditably per-
formed Longfellows Spanish Student"
The proceeds are for the benefit of litera-
ture generally. The little opera house was
crowded The elite of the city and neigh
boring villages were there, and from the
beginning to the end the women were
overwhelmed with applause There were
three preachers present, who, inspite of per-
functory disapproval, admitted the play was
well put on.
A novel feature was the filing in Of a score
of prominent citizens dressed in broadcloth,
wearing the summit of their heads bald
headed wigs. They marched dignifedly up
and quietly seated themselves in the orcheS-
ira circle amid loud applause. Miss Eliza
beth Bingham. vocal teacher in the Oak
Grove Seminary, in the character of Vic
torian, wore red velvet tunic with maroon
tights. Mrs. Mabel Miller. wife of DIR. II.
l.. Miller, a prominent dentist of Grand
Rapids. represented the part OF Bartolome
Roman, young Spanish cavalier, dressed
in buff-colored trousers with close-fitting
bodice Mrs. Florence Drew as Don Carlos,
a gentleman of Madrid, wore a beautiful
royal purple tight-ftting suit with knicker-
bockers. Mrs. Martindale as Count of Lora
wore a green velvet mantle and short tuniC
with light green satin trimmings, diamond
buckles and lace cascades.
the Chicago Stock Exchange as Hypolito
wore black velvet kilt with pale blue
lined mantle and black tights. Miss 1ne7
Hunter. as Martida. wore red blouse
with trunk hose. Miss Julia Stoughton
kindergarten teacher in the public schools
in the character of Bolton Crusade, wore
black cloth coat. quarter ss, boots. and trnnl
teacher was attired in the suit most prom
inent at that period, wearing full bearc
with close-fitting knickerbockers. The
who appeared in the front row with bald
headed wigs.