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HIS CHILDREN PROTEST.
The VIII of George O. CLAWS to he
Contested.

Laura E. hewitt and Belle CLAWS. chill
dren of the late George o. CLAWS. yes
terday filed protest against the admis-
sion to probate of the alleged viii and
ccdicils thereto of their father, which was
iled in the Probate Court for the District
of Columbia. some time ago. The VII
bcre the date of May IS. 1886. and the
codicils those of July %, 1896, and NoveIn-
Der q. 1877, respectively.
The protest is based on the ground that
the testator was not of sound and dis
posing mind at the time of executing the
will and codicils.
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THE BALTIMORE CLUB.
1t VIII Remain Exactly as Now
Constituted.

Baltimore. Dec. Manager HanIon. OF
the Baltimores. positively announced to-
day that the oriole team would remain
exactly as last year. The only difference
in any respect will be that he hopes 10
have Joe Corbett back in harness again.
Manager Hanlon will so to the league
meeting with determination TO remain
in Baltimore himself and TO keep around
him the present set of players. He 'ioes
not yet know what views Mr.. vcndcro
horst may have in the matter
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RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
An Ern of Prosperity Reached at
the Track

New Orleans. Dec 7.-Sixteen books cut
in at today's drawing. and the meeting
can be said TO have reached an era of
prosperity. Today's feature was the race
between What Next and Timemaker.
who met at even weights. What Next
was slight favorite. and in a hot finish
won by n short head. Summaries:
First race-Six furlongs. Diggs, to 5,
won; Bridget second, Apple Jack third.
Time. 1:l6 II.
Second race-One mile. Harry Preston.
Is to /. won; Pell Nell second, Chancery
third. Time. 1:47.
Third race-One mile. Bishop Reed,
to /. won; Pinkey Potter second. Can-I-
See En- third. Time, 1:i5.
Fourth raee-Seven furlongs. What
Next, even, Won; Timemaker second,
Friskal third. Time. 80.
Fifth race-One and one-sixteenth miles.
True Light. so to l. won: PATRON second.
Branch third. Time. 1:52
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Camille" will be the bill tonight.


The Royal Italian Opera Company made
a partially successful attempt to sing
Faust last night at the Lafayette
Square. There was curtain call after
each act, and during the performance the
singers were interrupted several times to
receive. apparently, the homage of an ad-
miring public. A comparatively small por-
ton of this was deserved. The ensemble
singing was about as bad as any ever
heard in this city. the men being the
only people who raised their voices much
above a whisper. The principals were
often hardly better. Signorina Eland who
had the role of --argherita failed utterly
in her Interpretation, her work being in
few particulars up to the standard of op-
cratic singers. Siebei did not fare at all
badly in the hands of Signora Danti, and
the Faust of Signor Agostini was all that
could have been required. Signor Scolari
walked through the part of Mephisto. at
tempting at times to sing and displaying
an excellent voice without the power to
use it. Sisnor Cantori essayed Valentine
with some success. II Pagliacci'' and
"Cavalleria Rusticana" will be given to-
night.
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DISEASES TREATED.

All catarrhal conditions of mucou.
membranes, as Catarrh of Nose,
Throat and. Bronchial Tubes, De-
rangements of the stomach, Bowels,
ETC.; Deafness, Rheumatism, Skin
and Blood Diseases, Asthma, In
cipient Consumption, all wasting,
debilitating and nervous troubles.
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piece s. is under the stage direction of Mr.

The Joseph jefferson Comedy Company
comes TO the National next week and will
there present RIP Van Winkle" and The
Rivals" with casts that have probably
never been equaled In this city. Besides
the dean Of the American stage" the
company will include Wilton Lackaye and
Otis Skinner, both stars of the first order
OF merit and Elsie Leslie. who will be re-
membered as having been the original
Little Lord Fauntleroy'' and Prince AMI
Pauper" OF days gone by. The plays will
be staged with all that careful regard for
detail which has always characterized the
Jefferson performances. and should draw
even larger houses than usual. Seats go
onrsale this morning.
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THE coRcoRANs, VICTORY.
COllins's One-Hand Throw the Fen
ture of the Game

The Corcoran Cadet and the Eastern
Athletic Club basketball teams played an
interesting game last night in the Wash
ington Light Infantry Hall. which resulted
in victory for the Corcorans. the score
being to B.
The main feature of the game was a
difficult one-hand goal made by Collins
of the Corcorans.
Rowland. Heffner and Collins did the
best all-round playing for the Corcorans,
and Ellis, Gooding and Dunn excelled for
the Easterns.
The lineup:
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AN EASTERN LEAGUE MEETING
A New Circuit Expected to be
Made In.

Made Up.
New York, Dec. THE Eastern League
of Professional Baseball Clubs held Il
special meeting at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel this afternoon to talk over the cir
cult, which is somewhat shattered by the
withdrawal of Buffalo. The latter has
accepted franchise in the Western
League.
While no definite action was taken, the
delegates talked of making up new cir
cult, to be composed of Springfield Prov
idence, Newark and Troy or Hartford. in
the East, with Toronto. Syracuse. Mon
treal and possibly Utica, in the West.
The resignation of the Buffalo Club
comes in the nature of a severe blow, but
the delegates hope that Owner Franklin
may reconsider the matter. 1t is more
than probable that the Wilkesbarre Club
will be dropped.
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THEY STAND THE TEST.
Eclipse Bicycles,
FOURTEENTH AND H STE.
TO CARE FOR THE s1GHTLEss.

The Meeting of the Aid Association
for the Blind.
The Aid Association for the Blind Of
the District Of Columbia will hold its
first annual public meeting in the assem-
bly, hall at Columbian University at 8
O'Clock this afternoon.
The meeting is expected to be replete
with interest and number of important
reports will be read, covering the work
which has been accomplished during the
present year. The association is greatly
handicapped by fits need of funds and an
earnest appeal is made to the pubic for
financial assistance.
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Tempest Tossed drama of some in
terest. will be seen next week at the Acad-
emy of Music in the hands of what should
prove an excellent company. The play
itself is said TO be full of sympathetic in
terest, while both the powerful scenes in
which 1t is supposed TO abound and the
many mechanical effects introduced into
its action should provide for any number
of thrills The attraction is under the
management OF Walter Sanford.
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singing comediennes In the world. Miss
Gibson has lately returned from two
years continuous engagement in London
and Berlin. The Grisantos. European
wonders, are also under engagement.
Their performances consists of rapid pic
ture drawing. The Glees. an exceedingly
clever singing duo; AIexcia, contortionist;
Topack and Steele. knockabout come
dians; Weston and Baisley, travesty ar
lists, and the Bijou Buriesque Company
fill in the remainder of the program.
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81 A WEEK.

Convincing Proof Doctor cowdens Conscientious Endeavo Serve
Whole Public Not the Favored Fewconued Hard
Diseases the Motive Of this 0Herhe Opportunity Limited
Treatment Will Be Fully Up the 0 Standadno Lack Of Attention
Care Will Be Tolerated You Will in All Cases Receive the
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OF the successful comedies produced
this season none are said to have been re-
ceived with more favorable comment
than "A Stranger in Strange Land"
which will be seen for the first time in
Washington on next Monday evening at
the Columbia Theater. One of the most
praiseworthy features Of this farce is its
originality. Topics of amusement for the
theater-going people. while they vary as
to treatment and style, are, so often
founded on the same idea or chain of
ideas, that it should be very refreshing
to see anything absolutely new and oriei-
nal in lines, story and method. For many
years the stage Indian has been con-
nected with hair-breadth escapes. massa-
cres and blood-curdling incidents. In "A
Stranger in Strange Land" this Is all
different. The savage has a prominent
position in the plot, and is so confounded
with the other characters of the piece as
to produce a screaming farce Manager
Wilkinson, who has never had any but
first-class organizations. is supposed to
have put the presentation in the hands
of the best comedy company available.
among Its people being George w. Leslie.
Robert Fischer. Thomas Kierns, Harrison
Armstrong. William Ranous, H. Gittus
Lonsdale, Charles W. Swain, Agnes Proc
tor, Lulu Klein and Maude White. The
The times., 1898-12-08

There is no beer to compare with Heu-
rich's Maerzen except Heurich's Senate.
Phone s3I for a case and ask for Heu-
rich's everywhere.
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GEORGETOWN PRErs WIN.
They Defeat the Lafayette Athletic
Club mt Football.

CIub mt EO0tbaI.
The Georgetown Props defeated the
Lafayette Athletic Club in weil-played
game of football on the college campus
yesterday The score at the end of the
second half was % to in favor of the
Preps.
The Lafayettes for Outweighed the
Props, but the college boys tore through
their lines at will. Capt. Edmonston dis
tinguished himself on several occasions
by breaking through the Lafayette line
for gains Of five or ten yards.
One of the features of the game was
terback OF the Props. behind splendid in
reference. The playing of Starr, Wilson,
Hammersmith and Coudon made the
game an interesting one. Another feature
was ffty-yard run and touchdown by
Starr left tackle of the Preps He skirted
the Lafayette's right end and was not
caught until he had touched the ball
down between the Lafayette's goal posts.
The Props made most of their gains by
sending their full back and half backs
through their opponents line These
plays worked some times for gains of ten
to fifteen yards and the Preps were but
seldom held for downs. The Lafayettes.
on the contrary, found Georgetown's
center almost impregnable.
The Preps now claim the championship
of the District for $50 pounds The lineup:
Georgetown Preps. Lafayette 4 C.
Edmonston..... full back.........W. Finlay
S. Wilson. right half back. .R. Warren
Hammersmith.left half back. .....I. Knowe
Hanretty. quarter back. Waters
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The Sign of the Cross" Wilson Bar.
rett's remarkable religious drama, will be
the attraction at the Lafayette Square
Opera House all of next week. with matt
nees on Wednesday and Saturday 1.-The
Sign of the Cross" is play that occupies
unique place on the Engiish-speaking
stage. While 1t possesses all the lofty and
elevating moral tone of sermon its
thrilling situations, dramatic cIimaxes
and beautiful scenic effects serve as the
real attraction to all lovers of stirring
and well constructed offerings. The pre-
senting company to be seen during the
coming engagement is materially the
same as that which appeared in this, city
last season. Charles Dalton is still the
strong card of the cast, and his magnifi-
cent impersonation OF Marcus Superbus is
said to be even more satisfactory than
ever. Irene Rookie will return as Mercia.
the beautiful Christian girl, and W: e.
Bonney as Nero. OF the newcomers
Maude Warilow is the most prominent.
She is to be seen as Stephanus, the boy
martyr, role in which she is said to
have achieved great success In and about
London during the last two years. Bar
bara Huntley, Frank H. Westertop and t.
N. Wenman are also new to this couu-
try, although they have been playing in
the piece in England. Seats go on sale
this morning.
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For one week, commencing with Mon
day matinee, the "Bon-Ton Burlesquers"
will hold forth at Kernan's Lyceum Thea
ter, in two jolly extravaganzas, which
are said to be both unique and remark
able. The organization is said to be en-
tirely differantsfrom the majority of its
class, and is fully equipped in every de-
tall. Theaopening portion of the bill has
been termed "a Partisan Night" and is
full to erepletioniwith songs. dances and
fun. Then comes an olio Of novelties
sensational, operatic and comical-fur-
nished by people whose originality should
prove refreshing after the knock-down,
dragged-out affairs to which patrons of
vaudeville have been accustomed for the
past few years. The entertainment will
close with a Satire, called "A Devil of a
Time more pretentious Offering than
the first part, and supposedly more en-
joyable. tsr
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and Rowland, one each. Foul goal-Dodge.
Field goal for E. A. C.-Dunn. Foul goal
Dunn. Umpires-Crupper. and Johnson.
Tmers-J. Thompson and Wright. Ref
eree-Ferris. Scorer-J. B. Baker.
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The management of the Columbia has
just concluded arrangements with Messrs
Klaw & Erlanger for an early return en-
gagement of the Rogers Brothers. in a
Reign of Error" These clever comedians
were here a few months ago and were
voted one of the pronounced hits of the
season. "A Reign OF Error is from the
pen of John ]. McNally, the author of
several successful plays. Il Is really a
combination OF the French vaudeville and
The American farce comedy. The present.
ing organization is one;tof the most ex-
pensive that has ever been sent on the
road in this kind OF entertainment
and numbers over forty people, prominent
among whom are Georgia Caine. Maude
Raymond. Ada Lewis La Petite Adelaide,
George Marion, Bud Ross, John Parr,
Carrie Elberts. and large chorus.
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Haley's Washington Concert Band,
musical organization we'll known locally
for its excellent work. will occupy the
stage OF the Columbia Theater on next
Sunday night. presenting what should
prove an entertainment Of rare excel c.
"a long and interesting one-a number
of we'll known soloists will be heard.
among them Fannie AtLee. soprano; !;
Blanche Muir, contral'o; the .'Philhar-
monic Quartet" Mrs. Anna Craig Hi S.
Mrs. C. b. Keene. Helen Frye. and Z.
Whitford. Seats are now on sale.
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The admirers of Col. R. C. Ingersoll will
be given an opportunity of listening to his
flights of oratory on Sunday evening at
the National Theater. The subject of
Col. Ingersolls lecture is Superstition,
and in il are embodied many new ideas.
The talk is said to be very witty and fully
up to the great agnostic's best previous
efforts. Col. Ingersoll recently spoke on
Superstition at the Boston Theater. the
largest play house in America, and not
only was the immense auditorium packed
to its utmost capacity, but even the lobby
was crowded by clamorous would-be au-
ditors after the box office had been closed.
Hundreds were turned away, unable to OBJ
tain admittance, and the colonel has been
compelled to book a return engagement.
Seats for the local appearance are now
selling at the box office of the National.
The Bijou comes to the front again next
week with a most excellent list of attrac-
tions The star of the bill is no less
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THURSDAY EVENING" DEC. g.
Mr.. Pierre Keeler. under the auspices OF the
First Association of Spiritualists of Washington
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Despite the fact that the number this
teen is popularIy supposed to be un'u sk5
the managers of the War-Graph do not
seem to feel any hesitation about ap-
preaching their thirteenth week in this
city-an approach that will become le-
ality next Monday night. The enterprise
has been most successful during al Of
this time, and the opening of Congress
has so far enlivened things that the past
few days have yielded larger profit than
any like period in the history of the ma
chimes local stay. Exhibitions daily.
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Ashley coeper's remarkable painting,
.-Trilby," is exciting no end of admira-
tion here and as a natural result its pro-
prietors have come in for a goodiy share
of profit since arriving In Washington.
The exhibition room. at 1903 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue. is constantly filled with
lovers of art who seem 10 be struck dumb
before the beauty of the canvas befo:e
them. Never has more able work been
shown in this city. The picture is on view
every afternoon and evening.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-02-16
No Luck ;c Horse Shes.

There is truck driver on Greer
wich street, in this city, who stands
ready to demolish any man who at
tempts to pursua5e him that horse
shoes are lucky. He started up
street the other day with load Of
discarded horsshoes. which were to
be delivered to junk shop in the
neighborhood. He was hardly under
way when the tail board Of his wagon
fell out and about bushel Of shoes
were scattered on the pavement, ard
in picking these up one Of them fell
upon his foot and Injured him so
badly that be linpcd for week.
While he was relosd;pg g. rapidly
driven car came down the street and
struck the lin Of his wheel, demol
ishing two spokes, and he had hardly
unloaded and started for home, be-
fore his hcrse took fright and ran
away, demol;shing his wagon and
nearly killing him in the bargain by
throwing him against pillar of the
elevated road. On reaching home he
found three Of bis childlea sick with
the measles.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-02-16
Robbed the ersys.

A startling incident of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia was the
subject, is narrated by him as fol-
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day by day. Three physicians had
given me up. Fortunately, friend
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to my great Joy and surprise, the
first bottle made a decided improve
ment. I continued their use for
three weeks, and am now we'll man.
I know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave of another victim"
No one should fail to try them. Only
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EsGd 10 Recognize.

At Anietam, just afterthe artillery
had been sharply engaged, the Rock
ford, Virginia, battery was standing.
awaiting orders. General Lee ap.
preached and stopped moment.
A dirty-faced driver of about II
said to him:
General, are you going to put US
in again."
Think of such a question from such
a source, addressed to the general
Of the army, especially when the
generals name was Lee.
Eyes, my boy" the stately officer
answered, kindly, Il have to put you
in again. Bat what is yaur name7
Your face seems familiar to me
somehow"
Il don't wonder you didn't know
me, sir; I'm so dirty laughed the
lad, "but I'm Bob"
1t was the generals youngest son,
whom he had thought safe at the
Virginia Military Institute.