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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21


Empire Theater Company.-The engage
ment of Charles Frohmans Empire Thea
ter Company at the Lafayette SQUARE
Opera House for six nights and two mat
tinees. beginning Monday, the Both instant
is quite as notable as any that has been
announced here. In fact, the Empire Thea
ter Company is today the representative
organization of it's kind in this country
Its repertoire. in which 1t will be seen in
Washington. consists of four plays: r. c.
hemia," Sydney Grundys masterpiece,
Sowing the Wind" and Brandon Thomas
Marriage Viola Allen is the leading
lady, and William Fabersham is the
ers in the company are Elsie de Wolfe,
Agnes Miller Annie Irish, Ida Conquest,
May Robson, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, Gladys
Wallis, Amy Busby, J. H. Gilmour, j. E.
Ferdinand Gottschalk E. Y. Backus. w. H.
Crompton. j. r. Finney, Joseph Hum
phreys, Jane Harwar, Ellen Gail, Kath-
crime Mulkins. Lottie Nicoll, Charles Young.
Walter Day and George E. Pearce. ~
The Damrosch Opera Season.-The Wash
ington season of grand opera under the d.
rection of Mr.. Walter Damrosch will open
at the Columbia Theater December IL. The
following is list of all the artists of Mr..
Damrosch's company: Soprano and mezxo-
soprano, Gaelic Mohor-Ravenstein, Johanna
Gadski, Augusta Volimar. Alma Powell.
Ria Eibenschuets. Marie hatfield: tenors,
Ernest Krauss, Paul Lange, Fritz Ernst
and Paul Kalisch; baritones and BASES.
Carl Somer, Wilhelm Mertens. Gerhard
Stehmann. Heinrich Hobbing, Fritz Der
schuck ard Emil Fischer. There will be A
large chorus and the famous New York
Symphony Or .hestra, the whole company
numbering nearly two hundred people. MIR.
Damrosch promises the Washington public
a performance of Wagner's "WaIkure-
which was looked forward to with SO much
interest by music lovers last year. but
which could not be given owing to the ILL.,
ness of the late Frau Klafsky. In Frau
Mohor-Ravenstein. Mr.. Damrosch has
found a worthy successor of this great
artist. 80,
Stuart Robson.--The Lafayette manage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
soc. each.

200 pieces Japanese gold tin
sci drapery-the genuine tinsel
goods mot the imitation pressed
stuff in the most elaborate pat
terms, such as only Japanese
can make-usual price, I21c.
yard, for Monday,
zAc. yard.
926o28 7th-7o6 K SITS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
The Choir Refore the THRONE.

]. P. Hutchinson, in Chicago Record.
How sweet the songs of Zion here,
Sung by the friends we lovel
Why should they not be still as dear
When sung in heaven above?
'All Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
That hymn we all shall own,
And Join, to celebrate His fame,
The choir before the throne.
It's sweet to hear the music now,
The hymns that end our care;
II here the choir sings sweetly, how
Much sweeter lover there?"
II on the wings of music we
To higher realms have flown,
How rapturous must their singing be-
The choir before the throne.
'How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds"
Won't that up there be sweet,
When free from everything that wounds,
We gather at His feet?
Nearer. My God, to Thee" again
Our spirits wish make known
How gloriously they'll give that strain
The choir before the throne.
"oh. Happy Day. That Fixed My
All. once that piece was given;
But the veil opened, and her voice
Finished the hymn in heaven.
Wen near her sweet tones as before,
Nor will she sing alone;
They'll join her in the "Evermore-'
The choir before the throne.
"oh. for a Thousand Tongues TO Sing
Ny Great Redeemer's Praiser'
Yesl Wouldn't father make IL ring
As In the olden days?
And then. Arise. MY Soul, Arise"
TO "Lennox's" lofty tone
The joining millions would surprise
The choir before the throne.
Could not have the hymns / love,
The dear, sweet singers see.
In the great gathering above,
'Twould scarce seem heaven to me,
Yes Rock OF Ages" I would sing,
Though ] should sing alone
But won't they make its music ring
That choir before the throne.
"We'll Crown Him Lord Of AL" no fear,
II that grand strain were sung,
To coronation" mother dear
Could never hold her tongue;
Shed have to sing and so should i,
our raptures 10 make known.
And, II not IN. we'd be close by
The choir before the throne
Praise God From Whom All Blessings
Flow"
Heaven's roof will echoing ring.
with the great theme that al Will know
~ Saints and angels sing
on through the universe OF light
The glory VIII be shown.
And. radiant in their robes Of white,
1hc choir before the throne.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
FLORIDA TOBACCO.
Efforts TO Make the Cultivation of IL
a Great Iadusfry.

Ocala, Fla. Dec B.--Consul General
Lee. wife and daughter spent several hours
here on their way to Cuba. on Tuesday
afternoon Gen. Lee, with a member Of
the reception committee, visited Messrs
Medero g. Birdsy's tobacco barn, where
about / 900 pounds OF Marion county grown
leaf tobacco is undergoing the curing pro-
cess
When Gen. Lee was introduced to Mr.
Medero he Remembered 70 have met with
Mr. MederO's brother 10 Havana, who Is
a very prominent citizen and tobacco deaf
err OF that city. Mr.. Medero assured Gen.
Zee that II his expectations we're realized
in curing Florida tobacco, and he felt
Confident Il would be, Il would be worth
mi;iions on millions Of dollars to the state.
50 important an industry would It prove
Il. j. Bishop, son-in-law Of the late Hon.
y II Plshop Of Citra, was in town to-
dav and said the large orange growing
Gamma mics on Ctra were so encouraged by
thie eeoeop's growth Of sprouts, that they
Mad ftifiv determined to go into the re-
habilitation Of all their grove property,
and tie result Is, Il has put new hope and
ne hi tho hearts Of the orange growers
Of citra. Elwyn Smith, who rs assistant
MANAGER OF the Monarch orange grove,
near NViiiWood, was among the visitors
10 the CITY to-day. and remarked that they
were aereeably surprised 20 md quite "A
good many oranges scattered on the trees
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
A THREATENED RIOT,
Which Was Quickly QueIIed by n
POssee of Citizens.

Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 26-For several hours
last night there was reign Of terror at
the little town of Hahira, ten miles north
of this city. The negroes there seriously
threatened riot and but for the appear
ance of the sheriff and posse from this
city blood would have been spilled free
ly
The cause of the trouble was the arrest
of a negro named Sam Whitfield charged
with drunkenness and cursing upon the
street The marshal attempted TO arrest
him, and other parties aided him in land
ing the negro in jail, but not until a fear
full scufTle, in which both white and blacks
participated, had ensued. The negroes were
wrought up to the highest frenzy by the
arrest and by the fact that they were not
able to prevent IL. By night there were
mutterings among them that eyinced the
fact that desperate effort would be made
to release Whitfield from jail. They APP
peared upon the streets by the score and
all were armed with shotguns, pistols and
was sent to Sheriff j. w. McRae, who
summoned a posse and went TO the scene
on special engine over the Georgia South
The posse was composed of the follow
ing men, well armed with Winchesters:
Sheriff J. w. McRae, Deputy j. j. Par
IRISH, Coroner L. G; solomon, w. b. Casey,
Harry Ulruer, j. c. McRae, Shelton Dam
pier and stranger named McDuffy, from
Cairo, who volunteered his services as soon
as he heard of the trouble. The officers
reached Hahira about O'clock and they
at once began to arrest the negroes who
we're implicated In the trouble. Their ap-
pearance with cleaning guns cowed the
desperate negroes and there was very lit
tie trouble in arreSting them. The white
people of the place were up in arms and
both sides were determined not 70 bulge
an inch from the other.
By midnight ten negroes had been arrest
ed and brought to this city in a stock car.
They were, Dan Whitfield Harry Bentley,
Wash Felix, Duncan Brown, Charlie Park
er and his son by the same name, Dan Fol
Esker and two others. A negro named La
nier, the ring leader among the rioters,
made his escape, but officers have been
ing him a.. day. Deputy Parrish re-
mained upon the scene of the trouble all
DAY to-day ana other arrests will be made
The negroes were on a Christmas frolic
and the officers at the place were aided by
the citizens In preserving order. This in
censed the other negroes and caused the
trouble.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

an elegant silver plated, pearl handled
carving set from the pupils of the public
schools OF Glynn county, each one being
embraced In the donation
The present was sent as token of the
school children's appreciation of Mr.. Jen-
ning's. good heartedness and energy in
their behalf
Recently the board Of education met and
only gave the children two days holiday
for Christmas. The little ones were dis
tressed and Mr.. Jennings took up their
cause, making personal appeal ln.their
behalf 10 each member Of the board, and
securing The signatures OF every parent
20 petition praying for a longer holiday
Acting IN response to Mr.. Jennings ef-
forts, the board called a meeting and
gave the children two weeks holiday in
stead OF two days and made them very
happy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
MOB LAW AT MAYFIELD.
A Negro Murderer Taken From Jail
and Lynched.

anu
Owensboro, KY, Dec. 26.--Alfred Holt,
colored, alias Alexander, murderer of Po-
lice Officer w. A. White, was taken from
jail by mob at 2:3O o'clock this morning
and hanged to a tree in the court house
yard This is Kentucky's sixth lynching in
as many days.
About 2:15 o'clock two men knocked at
the Jail door and in response to Question
of Deputy Jailer John Ashley Jr., said
they had a prisoner they wished to lock up
for safe-keeping. Thus thrown off his
guard, young Ashley opened the door,
only to face two big reVolvers. He was
oVerpowered before he could utter cry
and the keys taken from him. AT signal
from the two men thirty or forty others
| poured into the jail from the darkness.
Proceeding upstairs several OF the mob
while two others moved on to the cell
where Holt and five other negroes inn
plicated with him were asleep. They did
not arouse from their beds till the keys
ratified in the key hole. Then they pleaded
for mercy. The leader said Holt was the
guilty man and he alone was wanted.
Pleading for his life, Holt was taken out
of the Jail through the court house yard
to the east side facing the Rudd house. He
was given ample time to pray, when a rope
was placed about his neck. and in ten nm
utes, Holt had been strangled to death.
The mob was so quiet that not over ten
outsiders knew anything of the lynching.
Holt had been brought mere only Few
days ago from Louisville, where he was
taken for safe-keeping.
Paris, KY, Dec. 26.-It is expected that
a mob VIII tonight lynch Johnson How
ard, (colored) who mortally wounded Po-
liceman Charles Lacey at Cynthiana
Thursday night. Howard is In Jail here
for safe keeping.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 26-Gov Stone
addressed a mob Of six hundred people at
the jail about o'clock this evening. The
crowd gathered there, for the purpose of
lynching lobe Lanahan, the man who is
supposed to have ravished and murdered
Nellie Gaines last night. The governor
spoke to the mob for about fifteen min
utes, urging them not to be too hasty in
their action, as the evidence against the
man is only circumstantial, and it may
be that he is not guilty. After the gov
ernor had concluded his speech the crowd
began to dispense. Gen. Wickham, with
nifty deputies, was kept on guard until
the mob had disappeared, and then took
tho prisoner to the state prison for safe
keeping
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
TGLLAHAssEE TOPICS.
Being Made for the
Inaugural of Gov. BIoxham.

Tallahassee. Fla. Dec. 25.--It is said that
Charles Andrews and Jesse Hartsfeld Will
begin the publication Of the Carrabelie
News on Jan. 1. as the successor of the
Times.
Sheriff Pearce yesterday arrested
Wlloughby Williams for stealing an OK.
Col. John s. Winthrop. chairman Of the
committee on arrangements for the inau-
guration OF Gov. Bloxham on Jan. s, has
appointed the following committees:
Reception Committee-Dr. George II
Gwynn, William M. Mcintosh. Jr, William
G. Lewis, j. r. Cohen and j. w. Wilson.
Ball COmm.tete--James y. whitfield
John w. Henderson, John " Bradford, r.
Glover Rawls and ~ V. n. Schrader.
Allison Brown OF Gadsden county, suffer-
ing from a cancer on the foot. yesterday
had his foot taken on by Dr. II. E. Pal-
mer OF this city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
MILES STEAL.
II VIII Not Exceed the Undivided
Earnings of the Company.

Boston, Mass. Dec. 26.-The executive
committee Of the Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, makes the following
statement with reference to the defalca-
ton of ex-Treasurer Mics: after care
full examination of all the several trust
estates of which the company Is trustee.
the committee Is gratihed to know that not
a security or investment In any OF these
estates Is impaired and that the losses Of
the company through the action of its late
treasurer will not exceed the undivided
earnings of the company, leaving the cap
tia. and surplus of $2,O00,0O0 intact The
sums held In trust by the company amount
TO several million dollars
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

Douglas, Ca. Dec. 26.-The Christmas
tree at the Methodist church Christmas
eve was decided success. IL was laden
with numerous valuable presents--as well
as smaller ones. The happy faces OF the
sunday school scholars amply repaid the
committee and donors The song. Seek
Ing For Me-" was sweetly rendered BY
the choir. The male quartettc, composed
Of Prois. Tanner, Ostoen and Messrs
Han brothers. sang Holy Night in
manner that brought down the house. The
addresses Of Col. w. W. Mcdonald and
Prof Osteen were appropriate 20 the oc-
casion and highly applanded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
MORTGAGE COMPANY FAILS.
It's Liabilities S2.OOO,OOO and It's As
sets Half That sum.

Dallas. Tex. Dec 26.--rhe Security Mort
Slge and Trust Company applied for a re-
eeiver this afternoon. Judge Smith OF the
Fourteenth judicial district court named
H. a. Kahler, the compdnys manager. as
receiver The liabilities are S2.000.O ). The
assets are expected 10 realize about 81 .0J0.-
90 English. New York aud i.ade. phia
Investor represent % pr cent Of the siOct
ana VIII he fhe principal .oserH
Tho failure was caused ~ Improbable
real estate loans and Investments
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
EUROPE AND THE CUBANs.
No Importance Attached to the Lon
don Times story.

Washington. Dec. 2e.-Oficials in conf
Dental relation to the Secretary of State
and President appear to attach no import
ance to the story published by the Lon
don Times as originating in Paris to the
effect that Germany had informed the
United States that 1t was prepared to side
with Spain. The German ambassador
called on Secretary Olney and on the Pres
ident Thursday but as this was the regular
diplomatic day no significance was attach
ed to the visit to the state department. and
his call on the President is explained by
the. fact that he presented his military at
tache.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

Akron. o., Dec. 26.--Andrew Jackson. a
prominent business man Of this city, as
hsnment OF the brick manufacturing firm
OF Jackson and Rrodbeck. and tho failure
or a, Jackson a Lyman, builders and con-
~ Andrew Jackson, amount 10 $4,000.
ana the Liabilities 10 $1,000. Jackson a.
hfodbecl'f afsets are 5000 and The la
Jaosson y Lyman, lut lney are not
heanIy Inl0lled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS,
The COrOner's Inquest Not Through
With Its Investigation.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 26.--The wounded
man brought here from Ashmore on We'd
nesday, died at the Emergency hospital
Thursday night. His name was Joseph
Burroughs. and he was shot in his own
house by Wyatt Forbes, who is in Jail at
Crawfordville, Wakulla county. A Jury of
Inquest was summoned by Judge McGriff
to investigate the case. The dead mans
wife was examined, and the inquest was
adjourned until other witnesses could be
brought from the scene of the shooting.
cold -'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
DEBS GOING TO COLORADO.
He Is to Take Hand I'm the Strike
of the Miners.

Terre Haute. Ind, Dec. 2e.--It is an
nounced that Eugene Debs will go to Col
orado at once to help the Leadyille strik-
ers. He will speak in Colorado cities, be-
ginning in Leadville, where there is to be
big demonstration on his arrival.
President Boyce of the Western Miners
Federation, who stopped here on his way
nome from the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, says public SEN
on strike against a reduction of so cents
a day below the Colorado scale, and that
the men can hold out indefinitely, as the
miners In other places are contributing
10 their support
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
The Columbus and Hooking Com
pnnY Short OF Funds.

Columbus, o.. Dec. 26.-The Columbus
and Hooking Coal and Iron, which es-
capped the hands of receiver last sum-
mer when 1t was hard pushed by the hold
efs Of Its bonds-the Aston estate-went
into the hands OF Jay 0. Moss as its re-
ceiver on appointments by Judge d. &.
this afternoon. Moss Is president Of the
Moss National Bank OF Sandusky, and
also OF the lnsolvent company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

Brunswick. Ca, Dec. B.-One OF the
hnppiest men IN brunswick yesterday was
Mr. ifal Jennings, well known ~ the big
hearted friend Of the children. The 0cca-
sion Of has Happiness was the receipt OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

through the grove and that Mr.. Rolph
King of Cleveland, and the other capt.
talists who own the Monarch grove, had
fully determined to rehabilitate the whole
of their 800 acres of orange trees, which
are making wonderful growth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

Mansfield. Mo-. Dec. 26.-The county ia,
at Hartvlle. Wright county, was destroy.
I'd nv fire last night. Two prisoners
Charles Harper. coiored. and Lem Lank.
mister. white. were cremated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

I'm one Of Bosion'a busiest thorough
fares there Is a sign which reads: Sole 4
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

The following Is an analysis OF a sam
pie from the Lake county, Florida mines:
Assayer's Office and Laboratory,
% Cross Street, Finsbury,
London, e. c., Jan. 2, 1898.
johnson & Sons. Assayers,
To the Bank of England,
To Her Majestys Mint,
To the Council of India.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
Aftermath.

To say that we were highly
gratifled by the immensely gen
erOuS Christmas trade accorded
us would be but a mild aCknOWl-
edgement of our appreciation.
That the BIG STORE is al
ways amply able to meet all re-
quirementS satisfactorily is well
known, and therein lies a big
measure of our success. We
have been giving the public big bar
gain festival, and as we still have a fair
share ofFINE CLOTHINGan OVER
COATS for Men, Boys and Children
left we shall continue to offer it at prices
LOWER than Equally Good Clothing
can be bought ANYWHERE for. Our
winter stock MUST BE SOLD, and if
it isn't the FAULT WILL BE YOURS.
THE BEST--CHEAPEST
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-29

roll and became members of the
society, amid much enthusiasm.
A committee on permanent or
ganization was appointed, compos-
ed OF the following members: c. G..
Dorian, p, ]. Ahern, l.. F. Eek, f.
G. Cook, T. W. Hunter, ], P. Kline,
Ben Oliyara, f. f. Evans and Philip
Gross.
On motion the president appoint
ed the following members as a COM
mittee to select an eminent speak
er for St. Patrick's Day: c. c..
Dorian and r, ]. ODwyer, presi-
dent Cory being added to the COM
mittee.
On motion the society then ad-
iourned, subject to the call OF the
president. AS soon as a program
of speakers are chosen. he will call
the society together again, to COM
plete the program.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-29

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bad breath means. Bad breath is
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are sour stomach, loss of appetite,
sick and bilious headache, dizziness,
heartburn and distress after eating.
Tnese things mean indigestion; they
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The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-29
COLUMBIAN SOCIETY.

Sunday at 1880 o'clock quite a
number Of our Irish citizens met,
according to previous arrangement,
with view to the proper observ-
ance Of St Patrlck's Day,
Judge Hugh Cory was made tenn.
porary chairman, and MIR. \, f.
Rodgers secretary The Judge
made one Of his happiest speeches
on taking the chair, in which he
stated that It was the intention Of
the meeting TO see TO the proper
observance Of st, patrick's Day,
and to organize a social club IRE.
spective of religious opinion, in
which all friends OF the descendants
OF the Emerald Isle could take part,
After his speech, which was
heartily applauded, a social club
was organized, aud given the name,
columbian Society" with the fol.
lowing officers Hugh Cory, presl.
dent II, ], o'Dwyer, first vIee'pres'
ldent John W Mayher, second Vice.
presidents Thos, r. Rodgers, seere-
taryi 9, Q, Dorian, treasurer,
All Of the 30 present signed The,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-29
MINNIE MADDERK FISK.

"The right to happiness" Minnie
Maddern Fiske's new play tells an
intensely interesting story of a
young woman whose philosophy of
life is adjusted felicitously by
amost unexpected chain of events.
The play, originally in German, was
done at a prominent Berlin theatre,
there it had a run. 1t is so true to
actual life that in its English form
it fits most plausably into an Amer
ican environment, the scene being
Land in New York. Marguerite
Merington whose brilliant works as
a dramatist had signal illustration
in 'Lattarblair" in which E. H.
Southern was so successful has
adapted 'The Right to Happiness"
to Mrs. Fiske's use, and is said to
have put into it much original
work. Will beat Opera House one
night only, Saturday night, Jan.
End.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-29
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