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The evening times., 1899-01-10
Columbia-The Herrmanns.

Persons who believe in the transmigra-
tion of souls had only to attend the per-
formance of the two Herrmanns-Adelaide
and Leon-last night at the Columbia The
atre III order to get the best kind of an
argument iR favor of their theory Madame
Hermann has certainly inherited a part,
II not the whole, of her late husbands G
genius, so well does she perform the feats
wnlch 1t has long been supposed had died
with her husband. Everyone was sur
prlsed when a woman came On the stage
and began work as trickster-was as
founded at seeing her palm various articles
that seemed too large to be contained in
the hand Of a giant, much less in the small
dlgits OF the fair performer. To the touch
OF the frail feminine exponent of the mys-
ferrous, sand became sugar, torn bits of
coiored paper the purest, whitest milk,
ana shallow vessel, constructed with
sheet Of note paper and a pair of silver
rings, gave forth an astonishing number
OF things, including yards and yards of
sheet ribbon, which covered the floor of
the stage and tangled the feet of the per-
former as well as the wits of the audience
The entertainment was given in three
parts, the first being entirely devoted to a
wonderful exhibition of palmng in all it's
branches. Leon Hermann probably is su-
perlor to any magician on the stage in this
CLASS Ol WOTk ana MS Skill Is as interesting
as it is marvellous. His original feat of
concealing in the hand three billiard balls
at once was heartily applauded. although
the on-lookers did not appreciate it's diifi-
Guilty until some time after the completion
of the work.
The second part of the programme in
troduced Madame Hermann in her kalei-
doscopic dances These are as unique as
they are original and their presentation on
the stage called forth long and continued
applause. In the third part special seen
cry is used to produce an oriental effect
the stage being set to represent a Japa-
nese tea garden, and the costuming of both
the principals and their attendants carried
out the original scheme. 1t was in this
part of the evenings entertainment that
Madame Hermann made her debut in this
city as magician and there was not per-
son in the audience who would not have
been willing TO remain another hour for
the purpose of seeing her performance The
awkwardness of these same attendants was
something's painful to observe Several
times they demonstrated their inability to
hold various articles given them and on
one occasion were only prevented from in
Juiing one of their comrades by the alert
ness OF Mr.. Hermann. The performance
concluded with the old trunk trick which
has been done in every city and in every
language. but which will still retain its
mystifying power. The Herrmanns will
continue at the Columbia all this week,
giving two matinees.
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MUCH LOCAL INTEREST.
Opinions Differ as to the Outcome
OF the Mill Tonight.

of the Mill Tonight.
There is much interest being shown to-
day among the local sporting contingent in
the Mccoy -Sharkey battle at the Lenox
Club, in New York tonight.
Opinions differ widely as to the probable
outcome of the mill Both men are, if re-
ports can be depended upon, in superb con-
dition. The fight ought to be a good one.
At least so the devotees of the ring believe,
for information of yesterday is confirmed
today that the receipts for tickets of ad-
mission will exceed anything known to pre-
yious prize fighting history.
There is little speculation on the fight as
compared with former big events of the
kind. This may be the result of the Cor
bett-Sharkey fake or the sports may be-
lieve there is too much uncertainty to haz-
ard their coin. What little betting has
been done shows Mccoy a slight favorte
at ten to nine.
The battle will have one bearing of in
terest. 1t will show pretty clearly what a
boxer can do, or whether he can do any
thing much, against bulldog. Sharkey' s
sole claim to pugilistic consideration lies
in the fact that he is blocky, bull -necked,
hard headed, rushing glutton for punish
ment, devoid of either science or ring gem
eralship. Mccoy is exactly the reverse.
He is conceded to have no superior in the
art of boxing. There are no tricks of the
trade that he does not know. He is shifty
on his feet and foxy of head
1t is given out that Sharkey will enter
the ring at lI6 pounds. Mccoy will weigh
about 100.
There is just one thing that gives the
battle an element of uncertainty. Sharkey
can stand a terrible beating and keep right
on coming. Can Mccoy withstand Shar-
keys whirlwind onslaughts? If he can he
is almost certain TO win. He can, or
should be able to, hit Sharkey three times
while Sharkey hits him once. If he can
keep out of the sailors path when he
starts on his murderous tours it is all up.
But if Sharkey lands punch or two such
as he is capable of giving Mccoy will go
down sure. To sum up briefly, it is SIM
ply battle of boxing science against bull
strength. Mccoy ought to win if he is
anything near the pugilst he is cracked
up to be. But is he?
The best man Mccoy has ever met was
Dan Creedon. The Australian was once a
promising fighter. But he had seen his
best days when Mccoy whipped him. 1t
took the kid fifteen hard rounds to dis
pose of Creedon. FitZsimmons polished
Dan off in the most approved style, when
Creedon was at his best in two rounds.
Sharkey has met Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons. Corbett's battles with the sailor
are hardly worth speaking of. The ex-
champion made a sorry showing in both
Fitzsimmons had all the best of Sharkey,
but was simply robbed of a favorable de-
cision. Jim Jeffries beat Sharkey fairly
The evening times., 1899-01-10
FIREBUGs ATTEMPT MURDER.
0ii-Soal<cd BedctothinE Piled BE-
fore n Bedroom.

Bridgeton. n. j., Jan. 10.-Firebugs de-
stroyed two grist mills and tried to roast
a family alive in Jericho last Saturday
night. The mills were owned by DIR. Clark
of Woodbury.. They were several miles
apart. The second mill was fired an hour
after the first Cne burned. The safe in the
lower mill was rified. Charles Eldridse.
father Of the operator of the lower mill
owns the house which was set on fire.
About midnight Mr. Spence, the tenant
was aroused by the cracking of
the flames. He and his wife
escaped through second-story
window The firebugs entered the
house through a window. buffalo robe.
bedclcihing and pillows were saturated
with kerosene and piled at the exits from
Mr.. Spence's bedroom. Mrs Spence is sick
from inhaling smoke
The evening times., 1899-01-10
COAL BOATS SUDDEN PLUNGE,
Occupants of the Cabin Escape,
Through n Window.

Westport, Conn, Jan 10.-The steam coal
barge Thurber, captain Joseph Merritt.
sank at the entrance of Westport Harbor
about midnight last night, and the captain,
his wife, and crew of two men had mar
row escape from drowning.
The Thurber arrived here last night from
New York, with two hundred and fifty tons
of coal for local dealer. About midnight,
while anchored i'm the outer harbor, the
tide swung the boat around in such a man
ner that she struck some rocks and stove a
large hole in her hull
The boat Immediately began to fill rapid
'y with water and the four persons who
were aboard were suddenly awakened by
the water rushing in upon them. The oc-
cupants of the little cabin escaped through
window and made their way to shore In
small boat. The barge sank in a very
short time in about twenty-five feet of
water
The evening times., 1899-01-10
Acndemy-"Miss Mutton"

The bill at the Academy last night was
Miss Mutton. with Clara Morris in the
title role, and the theatre was filled with
people some of whom had seen the piece
afCretime and some of whom had not.
Miss Mutton" affords role in which
Miss Morris achieved one OF her greatest
triumphs. and it is doubtful If she has
ever played it~ 10 an audience much more
appreciatiye than was that of yester-even-
ing. AS one emotional crisis followed an
other the enthusiasm of the spectators
deepened. and took the form OF a number
of curtain calls. In the last act the inter
est Of the drama and the artistic work
of the star reached their climax at one
and the same moment. and the curtain
went down on an assembly thoroughly fas-
cinated by one OF the strongest scenes
known to the modern stage presented by
an actress who knows how TO make every
line Of it tell.
The supporting company, though II
might easily be better. has several able
members, and gives a smooth and harmo-
NOUS presentation. f. G.. Harriet Is ex-
tremely good in the part of Doctor Os-
borne. and George c. Staiey scored ever
al emphatic hits in the role of Belin. E.mi =
ly DCdd, as Madame de Latour assum FL
difficult character with remarkable zrace
and finish. her acting being strong. but
never melcdramatic. in spite of the temp
tatcns offered. Carrie Lee Stoyle is equal
Iy good as Miss Osborne. Juliet de Grig-
nan and little Nellie Preble. as the two
children, won several well-deserycd
rounds of applause. The impersonation OF
William Clifton, who is seen as Maurice
de LatCur. while not exactly weak. some
how does not convince The minor roles
are well taken
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feet as when he entered the business in
the childhood days of the present genera
ton. The olio. is most excellent, too, II =
Juggling Johnsons being good, and the
Deonco Brothers literally novelty In their
barrel jumping speciality. which, though
seen here last year in vaudeville, is abund-
antly worthy of it's place at the finale of
the bill. Retrospectively viewed. the per-
formance must be pronounced pre- eminent.
the only possible criticism to be offered
being for the too apparent desire to vocally
advertise many commercial necessities.
ranging from rubber goods to sarsaparilla
and liver pads.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
BijOu-yaudeyiIIe

The programme presented to two crowd
ed houses at the Bijou yesterday was in
every way an enjoyable one and further
attested the desire of the management to
present each week something new and at
tractive. The Bijou Stock Company open
ed the bill with a merry medley of song
and dance, in which Nina Collins, Efie
Fay and Jennie Robey took leading parts.
Those who appeared in the olio were Mr..
and Mrs. William Robyns, in a comedy
sketch, entitled THE Counsel for the De-
fense; Bessie Bonehill, male imperson-
ator; the Three Livingstons, clever novel
ty acrobats; Diana, spectacular dancer;
w. L. Thornton and Ed Marsh. in Illus
trated songs; Fannie Lewis, serio comic,
and Hanley and Jarvis, talking and
singing team
The evening times., 1899-01-10
Had Only One Kidney.

New York, Jan. George B. Strauss, fifty
at his home yesterday morning His body was
taken to the morgue, Where DR.. O'Hanion, Coro-
ners physician, performed an autopsy. He found
that the man had died of tuberculosis. He also
discovered that Strauss had but one kidney that
on the right side. The kidney was twice as
large ordinary. yet it was said to have caused
Strauss no trouble at any time during his life.
Dr. O'Hanon said that such an occurrence was
very rare, but that he had heard of several such
instances
The evening times., 1899-01-10
Dragged Seven M;Ie.

Kingston, n. Y, Jan. 10.-stephen Krom ;
veteran of the civil war, fell backward betwee,
the runners of a bob sleigh while returning t.
his home. near Samsonville, on Saturday night
and was dragged seven miles with his head dang
ling 10 the ground. He was dead when the team
arrived home at midnight. dog gave the alarm
on the arrival of the team Mr. Kroms heat
was badly crushed, and his feet and legs were
tightly wedged in the sleigh by heavy bag o.
grain.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
How 10 Prevent Pneumon,a

You are perhaps aware that pneumonia aIwavs
results from cold or from an attack of la
wears ago. when so many cases resulted in pneu
monia. ii was observed that the attack was never
followed by that disease when Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy was used. 1t counteracts any ten
dency Of cold or Ia grippe TO result in thai dan
geTous disease. 1t is the best remedy in the
world for colds and la grippe. Every bottle
warranted; For sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale
and Retail Druggists 93s + St NV and Conn
ave and st. NV, and l42s Nd ave ne
The evening times., 1899-01-10
General Palmer Blind and Poor.

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 10.TGen. John NJ. Palm
er, who ran for President of the United States
in 1896, and who served term in the Senate,
has permanently lost the sight of his right eye,
and become deaf and poor at eighty-two.
Friends will try to get Congress to award him
pension of 500 month
The evening times., 1899-01-10
Other Amusements.

The three temporary amusement enter
prises so frequently noted in these col
umns still survive and continue to do an
excellent business. Prof. Carpenter is
drawing large audiences to Willard Hall,
'tTrilby'' is being seen by hundreds daily,
and the Mutoscope has become very popu-
lar locally. The trio have now been here
some time, and the permanency of their
drawing powers speaks in itself of their
merits
The evening times., 1899-01-10
Our sailors mt N Bull Fight

Lima, Peru, via Galveston. Texas. Jan. 10
There was al interesting episode at yesterday,
huii fight. American bluejackets from the war.
sbilN now 1t CallaO were so pleased at the skill
oi tervcIa. the matador, that they threw theiI
'.ls INTO The ring. Cervera returned the caps
and the blueiackets insisted on shaking hands
with him This action brought forth roars of an.
plSuse from the 5000 spectators
The evening times., 1899-01-10
HIS PEN SENDS HIM TO JAIL
Lawyer Who Forged Big Check
Gets Seven Years at Hard Labor.

Newark. y. J., Jan. 1O.-Lawyer C. W.
Byram' who was recently convicted of ut
lering with fraudulent intent check for
Sl',eeo on the Fidelity Bank. was yester
day sentenced to seven years at hard la
Dor in State prison and TO pay fine of
5000 and costs.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
NatiOnaI-PrimrOse and Dockstader,s
Minstrels,

The lover of the oldtime minstrel show
learned last summer with regret that the
partnership which for years had held to-
gether George Primrose and Billy West
had been dissolved. Disappointment was
partly neutralized when it was found that
each would remain in his old field, and de-
light was added to satisfaction when that
knight of burnt cork, Lew Dockstader. en-
listed with Primrose at the first call for
volunteers in the war against their old
time foe, SOlemnity At the National last
night the new combination found itself
face to face with friends insteads of enc
mics and the audience capitulated the cas-
lest conquest on record.
Primrose and Dockstader have given the
public the best minstrel how seen here in
recent years. More than that, they have
not given with it too much of themselves
as is the wont of most comedians of reputa-
ton. Dockstader in his elongated dress
suit and his gigantic CATERS, is the same
Incompatible Dockstader as of yore. while
the sprightly Primrose is as light on his
The evening times., 1899-01-10
THos. BOWLING 4 CO., Auctioneers, 6l3 E
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE APARTMENT
HOUSE, BEING NO. 1922 \ STREET NORTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE APARTMENT
HOUSE, BEING No 1872 \ STREET NORTH
WEST.
Default having occurred under the provisions
OF a certain deed OF trust dated July s. Is9s and
recorded July Is, 1898, in Liber 1929
folio 23l, of the Land Records OF
the District of Columbia, by direc-
tion of the party secured thereby, the under
signed will offer for sale at public auction, in
front OF the premises, on WEDNESDAY, JAN
UARY ii, 1899. AT 30 p. NJ. lot 81. in NJ
Kelly's subdivision, in square PIP, recorded in
the office OF the surveyor OF the District of Co
lunbia in Libcr ". g. NJ, folio 1oI. Terms of
aale-All cash. A deposit of $500 viii be re-
quired at time of sale. Terms to te complied
with within ten days of the day OF sale or resale
will be had at the risk and cost Of the defautin<
purchaser This property sold subject to two
prior deeds of trust aggregating 1900. and in
terest thereon.
FREDERICK L.. SIDDONS.
Trustee
C. ". BUCKLAND.
jaid&ds Trustee
The evening times., 1899-01-10
TRUSTEES SALES.
THoS. J. OWENS. Aac,iOneer, ols ? s., NV.


THOS J. OWENS, Auctioneer, 9lS 81 NV.
TRUSTEES SALE or \ TWO STORY BRICK
DWELLING, No. 1904 : STREET NORTH
WEST.
Under that certain deed Of trust recorded in
Liher 22S7. folio AZ t seq one of the Land
records OF the District of Columbia, will sell
at public auction. in front of the premises on
SATJ RDAY. THE 1TH DAY OF JANUARY, A.
d. 1853, AT $50 O'CLOCK p. NJ. the following
real estate situate in the District oi Columbia, To
wit: Lot I6. in square 30. recorded in Liher
r. w. folio IIl, Of the records OF the surveyors
Office OF the District OF Columbia.
Terms of sale: The purchase money over and
above a preceding deed of trust for S'G9O to b.
paid in cash. \ deposit of 500 will be required
at the time OF sale. All conyeyaHcing. recording,
and revenue stamps at cost OF purchaser. Terms
of sale to he complied with within fifteen DAYS
from day of sale. the trustees will resell at
risk and cost of defaultns purchaser, aftcc five
DAYS previous advertising
HARRY o. BAILEY
HOWELL STEW ART,
Trustees
The above sale is postponed until TUESDAY
JANI AIRY ID. lS)J SAME HOUR AND PLACE.
HARRY O. BAILEY
HOW'LL STEWART
1t Trustees.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
LIQUORS FIXED FOR THIEVES,
Atlantic City Saloon Keepers Pre-
pare for Window SmRshers

pare for Window SmRshers.
Atlantic City, n. j., Jan. 10.-So many
saloons in this city have been robbed by
window smashers recently that number
of saloon keepers have drugged the bot
ties of liquors in their window disp ays.
The thieves crushed In the bulk window
of j. Fossio's saloon, Arctic and South
Carolina Avenues, last Saturday night,
but were scared off before they could g5t
anything.
The evening times., 1899-01-10

and cleverIy. Sharkey has met much bet
ter men than Mccoy ever tackled.
An interesting physical makeup OF the
two men is given as follows:
The evening times., 1899-01-10
kcrnnn's-"Bo,very BurIesauers~

The Bowery Burlesquers, at Kernan's
this week, parody eXcellently the scenes
and incidents of that well-known metro
poiitan thoroughfare-a street where
they say such things and they do such
things that one is never at a loss for
entertainment The company is one of
the brightest and most completely equip
ped that has appeared here this season
and should draw crowded houses Truly
Shattuck is the topliner and easily score 1
hit with her well-rendered songs. An
ether pleasing feature is the India Prin-
cess 1utakmee" who has a well trained
voice which she uses well. Two real Chi
namen are realistic portions of the after
piece, Summing" which is a brisk,
dashy finale. fitted with songs and dances
Those who appear in the olio are the Nell
son Sisters Lewis and Elliott. Gladys
Van, Gracy and Ada Bennett the
Worlds Trio Louey Haskell, Winnie
HenShaw and Tom Carter.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
AT THE THEATRES.
Village Postma
ter

Lafuyctte-'.The Village Postmas-
ter
If there is anything theatrical that
vaudeville that thing is the pastoral dra-
ma. Big CRATE fires and heavy snow falls,
chin whiskers and accented drawls, home
ly love stories and homelier touches of
villainy vie in making all rural idyls
seem very much alike. The Village
Postmaster" which received its first p. o.
duc;ion in this city last night at the La
fayette Square Opera House, is hardly an
exception to the rule. Between its first
and final curtain. however. there are
many quaint things and a few novel ones
There is also some inconsistency and eX
aggeration with numerous flashes of hu-
NOR and pathos. Faults and Virtues
the latter largely in the excess-were i'm
partially enjoyed by the big audience of
yeSter- evening.
AS in the case of all rural plays the plot
Of The Village Postmaster is not very
burdensome 1t concerns the story of two
young fellows, John Harper and b n
Deane both of whom are in love with
the daughter of the mail official. For the
sake of running his rival Deane come, Is
the young fellow with the ruin of a seam
| stress, Mary Barden, whom he himself
has betrayed. Notwithstanding this lie
however, Harper's suit prospers until the
scoundrel grows impatient and makes a
| wildly melodramatic effort to throw him
| into Il threShing machine After this IN
| cident the lover goes away and in his abb
sence the heart of bis inamorata is so
| played upon that she finally consents to
marry Deane. In the nick of time the
! villains prey turns. Harper comes back
and the curtain is ruig down upon a scene
| that awakenS confident expectations in
| the minds of the spectators that "all
| lived happily forever after
This hackneyed and sensational tale has
very little TO do with the piece. which is
| indeed a most amusing and enjoyable af-
| fair. The strength of the work is in its
| admirable character drawing in the at
| mosphere that prevails throughout, in the
| side play and clever business interpolated,
in the broad humor of several episodes
and in the show portion OF the presen-
/ tation-a portion that includes the intro
ductiOn OF a brass band, a village choir
rainstorm and threshing machine. The
efforts weaknesses are in its frequent ex-
aggerations, its repetition Of such scenes
as those in which the bad boy" figures
| and above all its lack of strong story
told without a break. The virtues make
THE Village Postmaster superior to
The Old Homestead or Blue Jeans"
while the faults force it into inferiority
when compared with such vehicles as
Shore Acres" and Way Down East"
The presenting company is good almost
without exception. Frank Mordaunt heads
the list of actors with a Characterization
of strength and distinctness. Mabel Eaton
and Annie Buckley do extremely good
work, too. as do George Ober Richard
Nesmith, Eugene Powers, Dan Collyer and
w. II. Pascoe Others in the cast who de-
serve commendation are Frank Lyman
William H. Cough. Robert Sinclair ]. F.
Robinson Maude Monroe. Agnes Farnum,
Jennie Weathersby, Vivian Townsend and
Ada Levick
Rev. Griffith Davenport" the new dra-
ma by James A Herne. is underlined
The evening times., 1899-01-10

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Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is speedily cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
SO kersey
jackets, S3.eS.

Lot of ladies black double
, breasted kersey jackets, with
silk lin ng, welt seams, new
round corners, exceedingly
stylish-which sold at $40
90 for S3.9S.
The evening times., 1899-01-10
More Soc rubbers for
15C.

Another big lot of those Ia
dies best quality Boston rub
bers which sell for soc regu-
larly will be offered tomorrow
for I5c a pair. There are
mostly small sizes in the lot
but every woman who needs
a pair should certainly take
advantage of this special one
day opportunity.