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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
TAE WRECK As IT Now lIf><z n4r>s21oGE L

"Once more we began our journey
toward the station, and were soon met
by Mrs. Nelson, wife of Surfman Nor
man Nelson, who had procured the.
rope and was on her way to the beach.
She Joined us in helping the men to-
ward the station. Z
I'VE finally reached the station,
where we were met by Mrs. Phelps.
who showed US into the kitchen, where
active steps had. been taken for the care
of the shipWrecked men. We stayed, at
the station assisting Mrs. Phelps and
Mrs. Swanson in taking the wet cloth
ing off the men and wrapping them, in
warm blankets, after which Mrs. Nc
Lean and myself returned to the ocean
beach, where we learned from > Mrs
Hennig that no more bodies had come
ashore.
Mrs. McLean's statement is as fol-
lows:
Il have heard read the Rev. Mr..
Petersen's statement and concur with
all he said up to the time l started
with Mr.. MOoSer to the station. L soon
met my daughter, Alta, with the
brandy, of which gave Mr.. Mooser a
drink. Although the brandy seemed to
revive him somewhat he was very
weak, staggering continually and fall
ling several times. The last time he fell
it was only with the greatest of exer-
ton on my part that L succeeded in geta
ting him on his feet.
"Just outside the station gate I met
Mrs. Swanson, wife of Surfman Swan
son. l asked her to take him into the
station kitchen, and then L started back
again to the beach.
when about half way there 1 met
Rev. Petersen, Miss Shumway and Mrs
Nelson with the other two shipwrecked
men. I took Mrs. Nelson's place by
First officer Johnson's side, while Mrs.
Nelson hurried to the beach with the
rope. The rest of my experience is the
same as related by Mr.. Petersen in his
statement.
Miss Lillian Shumway and Mrs. r.
E. Hennig signed statements that con-
cur with Rev. Mr.. Petersen's.
In the written report of D. E. Hughes,
assistant engineer, in local charge Of
Improvement work at the entrance to
Humboldt Bay, he says: 'Those who
rescued the three men on North Spit
ventured so far out that they seemed
to me considerably knocked about by
seas and wreckage."
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out almost as soon as the keeper. The
keeper, upon seeing the. condition of the
wreck, then on her beam ends, ordered
the lifeboat run out and made ready
while he himself started for the light
house
Il saw the lifeboat run out by the
crew, who started to launch her upon
the return of the keeper from the light
house. / then ran for the ocean beach,
where, soon after my arrival / was
joined by Mrs. Mclean and Miss Shum-
way and little lat by Mrs. Hennig.
We patrolled the beach for some dis
tance abreast of where we saw the
wreck out in the breakers.
Wreckage soon began to make its
appearance, some life preservers and a
metallic lifeboat coming in first. We
looked into the boat and found it
empty
Mrs. Hennig then called our atten-
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and line. Soon after all three men
were landed 1 saw Mrs. Mclean start
with Mr.. Mooser across the sand hills
toward the life-saving station, dis
tance of about mile. Miss Shumway
and myself followed as soon as we had
convinced ourselves that no more men
were in sight as far as we could see.
Thinking that the condition Of the
two men remaining on the beach re-
quired immediate attention, 1 assisted
them on their feet and started also to
lead them toward the lifesaving sta
ton. Being very large men and very
weak, had to support them nearly all
the way and made but slow progress
through the sandhills.
mot very far from the beach we met
little Alta Mclean returning with a
bottle of brandy gave the men some.
Although they objected to it at first,
they were considerably revived by it.
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little wreckage to support him. His
head and shoulders only were above
water. I took hold of him and was
joined Immediately by Mrs. Hennig.
We dragged him toward the shore.
In the meantime Mrs. Mclean and
Miss Shumway had conducted their
man some distance above the water
line and taken off his life preserver
Then Miss Shumway returned to our
assistance While Mrs: Mclean con-
tinued with Mr.. Mooser, supporting and
guiding him above high water to the
dry sand.
Miss ShUmway now joined us and
helped us for some distance, when she
discovered a third man coming in
through the surf. She Immediately
struck out to his assistance, saying,
You stay with this man. I'll go and
help the other man out there
Mrs. Hennig and myself took Mr..
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Johnson to the shore While Miss Shum-
way waded out into the surf. which
was at this time very rough.
1--WE had our man on the beach just
above the water line and on turning
we saw Miss Shumway had been
knocked off her feet by wreckage. She
had gone to the assistance of Fireman
Hansen further out into the surf than
we had ventured
II ran to her assistance, and on
reaching her found that she had taken
hold of the man and was trying to keep
him from sliding off the wreckage on
which he was lying.
II then took hold of the man with
her and being soon Joined by Mrs Nc
Lean we altogether brought the half
drowned man to the shore.
Immediately upon the discovery of
the first man Mrs. Mclean had sent her
little girl Alta to the station for brandy
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ton to a man apparently sitting on
some wreckage and we all ran toward
him. l reached him first, by which
time he was lying down, having ap-
parently given up all efforts to help
himself. 1 took hold of him and
dragged him some distance on his back
in the water. The women ran to help
me put him on his feet and in this po-
sition we carried him to the shore.
From cold and exhaustion he was un-
able to use his legs.
by this time we discovered a second
man coming in on some wreckage and
l Immediately turned to meet him, leav-
ing the women to conduct the first man
to dry land. This man was a passenger
named Mr.. Mooser of Oakland. The
second man to whose assistance I was
now going was Peter Johnson, the first
officer He was very much exhausted
and when 1 reached him he had very
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Stories of the Life Savers

L had come to the life-saving station
on the morning Of the 4th of April for
the purpose Of visiting some of the surf
men with whom l was acquainted
L went to the station lookout to see
the steamers North Fork and ChiIkat
cross out to sea. L saw the Chilkat
struck by a heavy breaker and heard a
number Of whistles, but could not posi-
lively say how many. Saw the vessel
turning apparently out of her course,
and then heard Surfman Swanson say,
There's something wrong
"Whereupon l asked, What will you
do If there is something wrong?'
Ring the alarm bell he said, and
he almost Immediately ran downstairs
for that purpose meeting the keeper
on the way to the bell and reporting
the accident to him.
"Surfman Mclean, who was near,
heard the report and reached the look
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We are all about alike but when we
stand behind our prejudices we never
have an opportunity of knowing each
other The prejudices and sectarianism
are taken down more in women's clubs
than any place else.
Il have heard the argument made
that Women's clubs interfere with
church work. ! have never found it so.
| have always found the churches very
kind to the women's clubs. Many of
the clubs particularly in the smaller
towns, were first originated right in
the church society. Where the club
takes up any charity work it invariably
does so because there is the need of
the work, and there is plenty of room
for the churches and the clubs to do all
they desire.
Very rarely now does any one advance
the idea that the club woman is not a
good house woman because of her club
interests. We all know about club men,
but club women are just the reverse.
We have rest in our homes and go to
the club for stimulus. Any woman is a
better wife, better mother, a better
sister for being a member of a live club
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board lost their lives. Some Of
those who were saved were
picked up in small boats from
steamers near by at the time. But
there were three saved who owe their
lives entirely to the bravery of three
women and man.
These four people have just maze
statements Of what happened on that
morning when they snatched three lives
from the jaws of death. These have
become part of the lighthouse records
and viii be sent to Washington at the
next session of Congress with a re
quest that life-saving medals be
awarded.
Those who will most likely receive
these medals are Rev p. E. Petersen,
Mrs Mclean, Mrs. r. E. Hennig and
Miss Shumway. That all deserve the
medals there can be no doubt, particu-
larly Miss Shumway, who waded far
out into the raging surf and was beaten
about by the breakers in the effort to
save a drowning man. In the end both
she and her charge were rescued by the
others.
Rev. P. r. Petersen is pastor Of the
Scandinavian NJ. E. Church Of Eureka.
Following is his statement about the
saving of the seamen from the wreck
Of the Chilkat:
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ELLEN HENRoTN WRITES THE CLUBS OF CALIFORNIA;

Ellen Eenron Chicago an the
is Parliament of
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n Tuesday, April 4, the steamer
Chilkat was wrecked on Hum
boldt Bar and ten of those on
board lost their lives. Some of
those who were saved were
z ...,.,ll hnntc trnLn
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Miss Lillian Shumway and Mrs. r.
E. Hennig signed statements that con-
cur with Rev Mr.. Petersen'S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
The Pyramid Cranks.

Or. John Fiske in the March Atlantic)
According to them, the builders Of the
Great Pyramid were supernaturally in
structed probably by Melchizedek, King
Of Salem. says DR.. John FisHe, in the
March Atlantic. Thus they were enabled
to place it in latitude 30 degrees north;
10 make its four sides face the cardinal
points; TO adopt the sacred cubit or one
twenty-milionth part Of the earths
polar axis as their unit Of length; land
to make the side Of the square base equal
TO just so many of these sacred cubits as
there are days and parts of a day in a
year. They were further by supernatural
help enabled TO square their circle, and
symbOlized their victory over this problem
by making the pyramids height bear TO
the perimeter of the base the ratio which
the radius Of d circle bears to the cir
conference" In like manner, by i'm
mediate divine revelation the builders Of
the pyramid were instructed 10 to the ex-
act shape and density of the EARTH the
suns distance. the procession of the eQui-
nOxes. etc. so that their figures on all
these subjects were more accurate than
any that modern science has obtained
and these figures they built into the pyra-
mid. They also built into ii the divinely
revealed and everlasting standards of
length. area, capacity, weight, density
heat time and money" and finally they
wrought into its structure the precise
date at which the millennium is to begin
All this valuable information, handed
down directly from Heaven. was thus Sc
curelv bottled up in the Great Pyramid
for six thousand years or 50, awaiting
the auspicious day when Mr.. Piazzi
Smvth should come and draw the
cork. Why so much knowledge should
have been bestowed upon the architects
of King Cheops only TO be concealed
from posterity, is a pertinent question;
and one may also ask. why, when 1t had
So long lain hidden and useless, was 1t
worth while to bring a PiazZi Smyth into
The world 10 reveal it. since Flooding hu-
nan reason had after all discovered every
1it Of IL. except the date of the millen-
mum? Why moreover. did the reveal
ION thus deliberately buried in or about
, c. 400 come just abreast OF the scien-
ifc knowledge Of a. d. 1864, and there
sion short? Is II credible that old Mel
obizedek knew nothing about the te!e-
hone. or the Rontgen rays, or the cholera
bacillus? our pyramidalists should be
more enterprising, and elicit from ther
..enerable fetish some useful hints as 10
..iroless telegraphy. or the ventilation OF
pullman cars. or the publication of Penn
.,,l,ania notifies Perhaps the hst-
named problem might vie in diiilculty with
souaring the circle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
EVENING OF ILLUSTRATED SONGS.
Delightful Entertainment Given NJ
sernnh nnntist Church Last Nisht.

The Evening Of illustrated Song
Given last night at the Second Baptist
church was an unqualified success. The
songs were all sung excellently-and by
sweet singers. One Of the prettiest OF
the tableaux was "a Gypsy Maiden Am
+" in which Mr.. Taylor, as Spanish
student in cap and gown, knelt 10 MISS
Delaney. as a piquant gypsy. sleep
Kentucky Babe" was one Of the most
ife-like and amusing Of them all On
the stage sat an old colored NANNY
rocking a little pickaninny. MISS hotch-
kiss's clear voice sounded TO adVahtdse
i'm the low melody of the song. "A bro
i'm Hand" sung admirably by MT. l.. ~
Hotchkiss. was especially good. Inc
Three Fair Maids of Lee looked very
fair and remarkably pretty, "hlle the
"Three Old Maids OF Lee" who were as
cross as they could be-" acted their parts
splendidly. s.,,o,,,s
/ who'll Buy My FlowersT MISS
Edith Spratley. man ,,,o
"a Gvpsy Maiden Am l." Miss Annie
Penick. Tableaux-Miss Delaney ana MI
Taylor. e,.,. Mice Mary
A Bell, accompanied W - ~
Walthail. Tableaux-Miss wilson sheiton
and Mr.. E. Carroll. ,-,a
4 'oThe old Oaken Bucket" Richmond
College Glee Club. Tableaux-Messrs
Nottingham. Hartman, and Charley .,
& within a Mile Of Edinboro' Town
Mr. T.. d. Hotchkss. TabseauA-Alisa
Jones and Mr.. Ryland.
& "The Old Musician and his harp
NJ. Annie Penlck. TableauX-Mr. Cecil
Epps. o,s vor,,,clv ,
Mr. w. Martinstein. Tableaux-Mrs
/ NJ Cowardin. Miss Charlotte Redloto
| and DR.. Frank Steel. al AZ.
/ 8. sleep, Kentucky Babe MISS Aiic'
Hotchkss. - Hatch
kiss. Tableaux-Ruth Tanner besSl'
| Tllysou. Alice Hotchkiss. Bette bllysoh
! Sve Roberts Tommy Starke,
10 "The Soldiers Farewell, Kichmon'
College Glee Club. TabieauX-klchinoh'
! Relies and Virginia Volunteers
The closing tableau was remarKaDl.
stri,inq as the virginia volunteers
u,ore real soldiers, who gave a drill be
fore the curtain went down. Inc klch
mona College Glee Club is well traihe'
| organization Of twenty gOOd voices. III
eeiections were sung most delgntiully'
The entertainment was great success
| financially. and the young ladies' VINO 20
| !, nm deserve much credit.
The Iecture-room was brilliantly hshte'
with acetylene gas, when was h'Nu'S i''
nishedby by Mr.. schoen-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
Politics i'm York.

YORKTOWN, VA, March 9.-(speciai)
The Executive Committee Of the Demo,
cratic party Of York county met i mere anu nu
decided TO hold a primary election on
Sunday the 18th instant, to elect dele
e ,,,te's To- a. convention to be held Monday
he 9TH instant, to nominate candidates
for the various county offices in the com
no enring election. The representa-
,4e, ,,,as based on the vote in the late
International oryI election, giving one dele
80 r. every twenty-five votes. All in
e cum of the various county offices
Will OFFER for denomination, but VIII be , op-
nose1 in every instance by new men. MI
- II SHIELD will oppose Mr.. 7. 7. Hud-
81 Gins - for Clerk, and Mr.. J. w. Rogers
s .lni o ~, MIR. J. c. Beer for supervi-
s y r. from Nelson District. Mr.. c., George ,Ss
3. Bryan will also offer for Commissions nih n,,
~ -. 49,, in their ranks that the Kepub-
s ms will hardly put up any candi-
dates.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
roach old Point tomorrow from wash

reach Old Point tomorrow from Wash
ington.
The excavation for the large six-story
Slsby building at the corner of Wash
ington avenue and Twenty-seventh street
was started this morning. This building
will cost $4,000 when finished. Mr.. T.. ;.
Palmer, president of the Newport News
Abattoir Company, who has been in the
city since yesterday morning, returned TO
Philadelphia tonight. His visit will be
followed in a few days by the arrival OF
the contractors, sub-contractors, and
wOrkmen, and there seems to be no doubt
about starting work on the abattoir build
ings by April 1st 1t has been reported
that the company Is considering another
site for the plant, which was offered by
the Old Dominion Land Company and is
some distance out in the county. IL Is
said that the Old Dominion people made
this offer in order TO get the abattoir away
from their more valuable property In the
city limits. 1t Is not believed, however
by those who are in position 10 know
that the company will accept another site
as the one offered by the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad is directly on the roads
main line, and is by far the most adj
yantageous location. 1t is estimated thai
the Abattoir Company will slaughter
10000 head Of cattle, 10000 hogs, and
10000 head Of sheep in its first year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
The Week at the Bijou.

The audiences at the Bijou at the mau-
nee and night performances yesterday
were quite large. and the bill gave the
Miss Dorothy Drews who Is 80 popular
IN mis- city as Coincidence evoked the
usual applause. Ed. Latelle' VINO % Sne
Of the best musical comedians tndl nas
been seen in Richmond, was recei'eu WI W.,
the usual delight. Latelie oa.Jy,p.h' 'iss
~ We, done at the Bijou. DICK and
n adiia NIcAvoy. as the Hogans-alley KIDS
~ Erev and Fields. as tramp and SOU
go are continuing 20 prove strong
oise 'hers The sharkey-McCoy fight. pre-
l an,"J nv the yitagraph. Is one OF the
san"Iar features Of this weeks bill at the
Bijou. -, soo,,raa Cor r.xt
week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
NEWPORT NEWS.
49,, uove Been Lynched-Rends
for Them.

>-r,u,pORr NEWS. VA, March 9.-(Spe-
cia1)-Mike Tumblin, the negro chaIse"
With attempted criminal assault upon q
lady at her home near Morrlsoh = ii''
,,.ool was arrested last night at his nome
T.. .,a county. and is now in jail await
IT, nreliminary hearing, II the stutuS
nt,jzens NJ the old Free state OF NarWlch
49, not taken the matter IN theH OWN
hands and lynched the fend. ILL.,.
There seems no doubt about Tunlplih
o,,iit as the lady identified him as her as
soi1ant as soon as she lald her eyes vi
him. 18Th dienIaved
There was considerable wrath ulspia!. 81
~ the nejghborhood Of Denbigh anu NJ
rison,s early this morning, wheh II pe
caroe known that the negro hau peeii H"P
tured by Constable Walter Sill'n. ~
Justice Garrow, who spent the uaS - 80
o;t,, Ieft Denbigh this morning. lneI
cies' 80 Likelihood that the negro would
,'a,, for his crime by being strung up 70
pa; 49, Mr.. Garrow said he wouid MOI
: n,,rnrised 20 find Tumblin's BODY Gang
~ from a tree on his return Inc laos
~, tho taller at Denbigh is negro anu
80 tha only other justice at Dehplsh y
'Ieo a negro. has aroused the citi%ehs Vi
r,,or,ricl. county. and they are rather sus-
.',eto,,s of Denbigh's Jail walls II i
pf-,.od that this knowledge may lhclte the
-~,, In that vicinity 10 put an end 10 inc
,,ibnle lob without the bother OF trlal
WI, III smith arrested Tumbhn he al
oone mt irons on his prisoner ana uroHe
hin, 70 the home Of the lady, VINO proiilpllS
and unhesitatingly identiiied MN. Co.-
StabIe Smith then drove MS prlsoheI ~
the home of Justice GarroW loi iHs .,
tions. on the way NUMBER ol iiion q
,"Nr~,son,s who heard of the arrest, were
MI "a make a neighboring tree
- and Jury for the prisoner, but Sml'h
S5,,ceeeded in getting his man TO the resi-
Sanco Of the magistrate. Mr.. HdlIoN
80 unable 10 fix a time for hearlilt
re morning. as he had business 10 az
,nnd 10 in the city, and it is not Know u
here whether the negro is now III jan W
WAS summarily dealt win. e...as I'm
company NJ, Tenth United Sldtss - 80
names. composed entirely OF coiolou 20
u,ho were mustered out AT Macon p,oe,
,,oetordav. Is expected to return 10 ~
bus late tonight or early r.
r,irg The Tenth Immunes IS ~
,.n,,ro regiment which acted 50 uiss
Tuilv while passing through tne - or
titles The Phoebus COMPANY nd
eanized by Captain Taylor, an" nv, ,,,cinity
nm Of well-known negroes Il, -, learned
of Phoebus II has nv' - ,be sea
whether the company WIN a i, come over
hoard Airline at N9ri1,n o nd, and come
py po1 me morning by the Chesape"
ooWn ~ 81 II Company Nj attempts -
anu O r,oting business In TINS soS0i'"
WoiA 49, -, n will be taught l.ssoi''
OF virginia rn Of the regiments pranks N
Inc 81 have reached here, ana II Coli'
the SCUM hr ns loose the negroes Will mo
p pSns q whites to handle srm ns%
Inc which was expected TO reacn
Broon,S Roads yesterday morning IRON
lama uah,p,s has not yet arrived. No anxiety ,
for the safety Of the big snip is ie, now ~
aver Admiral schley Is eApe''ea -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
FOOTSTEPS or ANGEL IN ART.
Miss wood believers Benutifut
Iecturc-Soctety News.

Miss Wood Of Norfolk. gave lecture
at the Mount Vernon yesterday TO an en-
thuslastic audience Her subject was
Footsteps Of the Angel In Art one
which she was especially capable Of dong
justice to, as she has spent eight years
in Europe. and has made "A special study
Of the angel in art and literature. Inc
lecture was appropriately illustrated with
a collection OF large and beautiful photo
graphs Of great paintings. In which angels
appear (Which were passed around among
the audience). and by numerous exquisite
legends. stories, and illusions. seldom
have Richmond people had an opportunity
of partaking OF such delightful feast OF
reason, and all who took advantage OF II
went home feeling refreshed and uplifted.
Among those present were Miss Maria
Blair. Miss Kate Mason Rowland, Mrs.
l.. L. Lewis, Mrs John Z. Mcclure Jr.,
Mrs. Caskie Cabell; Miss Latte, OF Nor.
folk; Miss Newton. Miss Lou Claiborne
Miss Adair Minor, Miss Josephine Put
ney, Mrs. Pemborton and many others.
There was a meeting OF the HOmoeO'
pathic Free Dispensary yesterday az Al 80
A.. NJ. az the dispensary Miss Ruby
Bodeher. the president presided. After
the routine business was unished Dr.
George +. Bagby was elected resident
physician of the dispensary.
Yesterday was Donation-Day at the Re-
treat for the Sick, and many useful ana
necessary articles were received. The
success OF the day was very gratifying,
and the ladies' wish 10 thank ali who so
,,onorousIv contributed
Mrs. William Taliaferro and Miss Eliza
beth Brander, who have been visiting Old
Point for the past two weeks, nave re-
turned home.
Miss Marguerite Warwick. who has been
I'm Philadelphia for some time, has return
ed home.
Mrs. Charles Early ard Miss Early, OF
Washington, are at the Jefferson Hotel.
Mrs. Rufus Applegarth and Miss Saran
Louise Applegarth. Of Baltimore. are 81
the Jefferson.
On account Of the Illness in the family
OF DR.. Hunter Mcclure, the Colonial
Danes will not meet there tonight.
Rev. Morgan Dix. Mrs. Dix, and tho
Misses Dix, OF New York, are at the JET
fersOn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
JAMES wHITCOMB RILEY To-NiGHI
He VIII Read His best Poems at the
Academy.

James Whitcomb Riley. one or Ameri-
cas- greatest poets, undoubtedly her great
est dialect poet, will read large num-
Der Of his finest poems at the recital al
the Academy tonight. The "Gob-e-lins
'Gwlneter Git You, ef You Don't Watch
ont" will be one OF the selections, and
probably up and Down Old Brandywine.'
also.
In addition 10 the part taken by Mr.
Rely In the entertainment, there VIII be
a fine musical programme. Following Is
the programme In full:
/. Plano Solo. Polonaise In A nat
Chopin Mr. John II. Powell, Jr.
?. The Annals Of the Poor" James
Whitcomb Riley.
3. Soprano Solo, The Forget-Me-Not'
won suppe), Mrs. w. Strother Smith.
4. Hoosier Verse. Riley,
5. Violin Solo. (a) "Chants Russes'
Q.alo). % Mazurka (ZarZycD, Miss
Florence billiard.
Character Sketches, Riley.
7. Ave Maria (Cayelleria Rusucana)
eNIarcynD. Mrs. W. srother smith.
Violin Obligato. Miss Diliard. Accom-
PIANIST. Miss Louise Williams.
rhymes OF Childhood" Riley.
Governor Tyler being absent, state
Senator B. b. Munford has consented 20
introduce Mr.. Riley 10 his audience. Dir.
Riley will stop at the Jefferson.