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ocal. 1t was in Cuba he acquired a taste
for i military career and enlisted in the
9th United States Infantry, as he said, ito
learn how to be a soldier and to win a
commission
His appointment as lieutenant in the reg
ular army on the recommendation of his
officers was only question of a few weeks
and it is regretted he did not live to re-
ceive the straps he honorabiy earned.
From an official Soldiers Memorial re-
ceived on December {, dated October "A.
Angeles it is seen that up to that date
Corporal Mohun. since his arrival in Ma
Mia, April %, had been in the battles of
Gaudaloure ridge and ford near Los Pinas
June 10; Zapote bridge, June 49, Bacoor,
June Is; San Fernando. August 8; defense
of Guagua, September 8; defense of An
gees, October II and -. and a night at
tack on Angeles, October 16 from l am.
to 9 pm, and in each engagement he
added to his record for soldierly conduct
and military discipline Yesterday at all
the services in the Roman Catholic churches
of the city allusion was made to the death
of the gallant young soldier, and special
prayers were offered for him. His mother
and sister have the profound sympathy of
the community.
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Small boys from the country, led by the
hands of their gallery-visiting mothers,
gaze enviously at the alert, snappy pages
on the floor. The severe-looking party Of
young women, most of them bespectacled,
take copious notes in formidable-looking
pads, and one can read in prospect their
plethoric letters of description in the home
papers or to the folks. The inevitable man
| with the jag slips by the doorkeeper in a
temporary crush, and is incontinently
hauled out by the same official when his
manifestations of delight or disapproval
become too noisy. Once in while young
legation attache will enter the gallery set
aside for the diplomatic corps, adjust his
monocle to his eye squintingly, gaze upon
the floor scene with the general air of one
who Is studying some new and strange
forms OF animal life, smile quizzically, as
one to whom the whole business is very
cheap and second-rate indeed. and depart
precipitately. The press galleries are gem
orally so deserted as to induce visitors to
wonder how on earth the newspaper men
contrive to get the news, not hearing what
Is going on. The gallery visitors cannot
know, In this wondering, that what trans
pires on the floors isn't the heavy end of
Congress-not by the hugest of possible
jugfuls.
In general, the galleries of Congress are
about as interesting as the floors thereof.
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they helped to elect and. upon the ap-
pearance of the man from their 'dees-
trick" have inquired, "Hain't you a-goin
to do no cavortin' for us today. hey?" Why
do you let all tn rest o. those fellers do all
O. tn talkin'? You certnly could take keer
O. yerself when it came to talkin' back t
hum"
Statements put to new and modest repre-
resentatives in this direct fashion by ad-
miring constituents have often been known
to prove exceedingly embarrassing.
No matter how others of the great and
wise colossi of the Senate may tower over
the pair of gentlemen whose constituents
are in force in the galleries, the constitu-
ents never see any other togas than those
that mantle their own two senators. 1t is
quite within the range of possibility that
there may be more dull places than the
Senate chamber of the United States as
that chamber is under ordinary circum-
stances, but this dizziness never seems to
pail on the gallery-visitors who take an In
terest in their senators. They watch every
movement of that great duo with rapt
countenances, and If they can summon the
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whites, and prosperity does not seem 10
be lowering over any of them. The fact is
the regulars are pretty seedy lot. But
this is a free nation, and they have the
right to keep warm in the galleries of Con-
gre If they elect. They nod and doZe
and the proceedings the floor seem to be
TO the last degree embarrassing to them
Some of them bring their lunches along in
bags and pieces of newspaper, and muncn
surreptitiously, for this practice is frowned
upon by the doorkeeperS. Among the regr-
lars in the mems galleries are eager-eycd
men who hope. at some time during the ses-
sion, to have some little bill introduced-a
bill, generally, of the claim variety-that
will give them the relief they have been
hopelesSly seeking for many years The
prospect of having the bill presented, st
any rate until along toward the tag-end of
the session, may be of the remotest. but
they take their seats in the galleries day
after day, the first to arrive and the last
to depart, studying every move of the rep
resentative whose services they fancy they
have enlisted lin their cause. There are
many such claimants, too, in the ladies'
galleries They attend all of the sessions
and if they can but catch the carelessly up
lifted eye of the representative whose aid
they hope for. they appear TO flush with
pleasure and anticipation. They are mostly
elderly women who have thus spent years
in vain quests after congressional relief. In
truth, the claims of many of them have
been negatively and finally passed upon
many years ago, but STILL Injured to the
habit, they cling around the galleries,
clutching at elusive straws of hope.
Well-dressed men, strangers, drop into
the mems galleries from time to time look
around, apparently more interested in the
ladies' galleries than in the floor, yawn be-
!! hind their gloves, clutch their hats and
depart. Flocks of duly chaperoned young
women file into seats In the ladies' gall
leries, ask Where is the famous Mr..
Reed?'-it is extraordinary what a number
of American women there are who don't
read the newspapers-gaze about abstract
edly for awhile and then exclaim. "Oh, this
isn't any fun: let's go and try the eehoing
stones again.
The Capitol guide conducts an occasional
party of vaudeville comedians into GAL
lery, and the closely shaven ones look be-
low them with interest for a space
where's his geezerlets from Hayville ~
they irreverently ask, or Get next to the
bunch o moss on that ones face,'
All Sorts and Conditions.
Stout and somewhat blustery matrons
enter into conversations so animated at
times that the doorkeeper appears and
s!iences them with warning gesture.
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The Philadelphia Press has gathered to-
gether and is publishing the contests be-
tween Lasker and Pillsbury. The resume
IS SIX wins for the former and five for
Pillsbury, Indicating almost even strength.
1t says: The games between these ex-
perts We're all of high standard and they
show the respective merits of the players
As far as enterprising play and deep and
brilliant combinations are concerned the
American seems to have the upper hand
which. however. is counterhalanced by the.
conservative tactics and artistic end-play
of Lasker.
November 81. at Boston, the expert of
that town played match game with Pills
bury for purse. subscribed by the local
followers of the game. Mr.. Barry won the
game in extraordinary good style, an
nOuncing mate in thirteen moves after
Pillsbury's thirty-first move. The Boston,
ese are worse swelled than ever and are
now talking of a match for the champion
ship of the United States. The game is APP
cd
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CORPORAL 3soHux's DEATH.
A Gallant Young Soldier, Well Known
I'm WnShingtOn.

A cable to the War Department confirms
the killing Of Corporal Louis w. Mohun of
the 9th United States Infantry. at Manila.
November 20. Mr.. Mohun was the second
son of Mrs. Glare! Hanson Mohun and the
late Richard B. Mohun of this city. He
was born ins Washington, but since COM
pIeting his collegiate course at Georgetown
College his profession as civil engineer
took him from home. He always filed po-
sftions Of responsibility; completing one
work, he would take up another of more
importance. He was four years with the
Nicaragua Canal Company, three years In
Batopilas with Gov Shepherd. on the Mic
aragua canal commission with Admiral
ant of eneineers 'ndar Con Marie Men
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Economy,

The pastors wife heard of desperately
poor family. OF course, she went to see
about it. A man with a months growth of
beard opened the door for her. The room
certainly wasn't very cheerful, but in one
still burning, although it was after 10
o'clock.
We'll" she said to the man, why do you
keep your stove burning all day?"
.'Oh, num-" he answered 1--WE amt got
no matches, an If we put it out we couldn't
never light 1t again.
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The Unpopular Reading Clerk.


Most of the ladies who go to the galleries
of the lower house for diversion and to see
what they can see develop quite fiery
animosity toward the unoffending reading
Clerk in the course of a sitting of an hour
or so. The reading clerk is required to per
form the duties of his job, of course, but
the ladies find him thorn in the flesh.
They feel that he IS sort of hogging the sit
| uation, to employ phrase of the stage.
Goodness gracious sakes alive is that
man going to keep drOning all day,''
they impatiertly exclaim when the reading
clerk Is getting in his work on a sue
ceSslon OF roll calls or particularly long
and monotonous bill or petition. The read
ing clerk drives many of the ladies from
the galleries in despair. The truth is, lie
has been known 10 drive men. whose in
terest in the proceedings has been of a
lukewarm character, to sudden, muttering
vacation of their seats
1t is also a popularity of the ladies in
the galleries that they are quite unable to
give any gentleman on the floor credit for
greatness who does not look great''-for
distinction who does not look distinguished
Now. it is Il singular fact but one none
the less capSle of proof and demonstra-
ton, that a majority of the most eminent
men who have graced the two floors of
Congress during the past decade or 50
have at the same time been the most in
significant-looking- The ladies in the gal
lerieS do not appear to apprehend that
such a thing can he.
Why, he doesn't look as if he knew such
a great deal.' is a frequent phrase en-
ployed by the Gallery-visitng ladies when
they get their first view of some man of
whom they have been reading for years in
the newspapers. How can he be such
| such great shucks when he looks so-weu
SO tacky!
He Looks the Part.
Then the ladies in the galleries will pick
| out some men on the floor who has Jove-
like front and who is arrayed in purple
and fine linen, but who may never be
heard of on the floor from one end of the
session to the other. and exclaim, Now
there's man who looks as if he ought to
be famous and eminent. Who is hep
When informed that the representative they
refer 10 Is chiefly notable for his wealth of
nice hair and the extent of his wardrobe
the ladies shake their heads and say We'll
he ought to be great. if he isn't
The mems galleries are chiefly interesting
for the number of men, black and white
they contain, who appear to have nothing
but time. The aforementioned regulars"
inhabit the mems galleries in force, par
ticularly in the lower house. They are
about equally divided between blacks and
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Honest About 1t.

From the Chicago Post
young man." said the old gentleman
my daughter is too young to marry. A
girl of her age cannot be sure of her own
mind in matter of such Importance"
Il fully realize that" replied the young
man. who had Just secured the fair ones
consent. That's why / don't want to
wait"
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the galleries. 1t makes no difference how
obscure and bashful the representative NAV
be, he Is the one great figure in the whole
scene in the eyes of his gallery-visiting con-
stituents-
III ne would only get up and say some
thing. like he used to at the barbecues on
4th of July out at Painted Postr' the rep-
resentative's gallery-visiting constituents
say to each other impatiently and they
gaze at him with deep sorrow and re-
proach when. in the whole course of an at
ternoon's session, the only manifestation
that he makes that he is alive is to apoIo-
getically clap his hands in summoning a
page.
Expect Better Things.
There have been occasions when blunt
backwoods constituents of representatives
have sent In their cards 10 the legislators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

In the club tourney Mr. Rafter put up
a very pressing game against Mr. Thomas
and won. Mr.. Campbell was victim of
misplaced confidence in one of his moves
and lost to Mr.. Prender Mr.. Smith lost
to Mr.. Mundelle in a very rapidly played
game The standing to date is:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

Tuesday night the Anacostia players
came over and had standing battle with
the checker players of the club. 1t was
drawn contest, each side winning nineteen
games, with twelve drawn. The individual
results are shown in table; l shows win
for Washington: lost: drawn.
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Harold" murmured the beautiful maid
en- shyly, "am the only girl you ever told
you ioved?"
II will tell you the truth, dearest" an
swered the manly youth, leaning fondlv
over her. you are not"
Il think you might have lied little
Harold-for me- she said, turning tear
fully away.-ChicaSo Tribune.
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nerve to send in their cards to the toga-
wearers, and to be shown points of inter
est around the Capitol by one or other of
the exalted men, joy that is almost pa
thetic irradiates them.
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two floors of Congress become more rare
from year TO year. The routine is not often
broker. Men Of ebullient temper are not
so common in Congress as they used to be.
and if they were the rules nowadays are
such that they could be squelched or other
wise effectuaIly taken care of il short or
der. Consequently the majority Of the gall
lery visitors come away from the Capitol
with the grievance written on their faces
that they haven't got their moneys worth
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'Blacll mi sed chance here to gain pawn and
likely secure pOstional advantage. If 81 OxB
% QxQ KxQ: - P-R4, P-R3: 80 PxKt, RPxP'
having riesr pawn and the open rocks file as fhe
bone of contention. 49,
The notes are by Messrs Hanna and
Lyman.
(al To avoid the intricacies flowing from PxRP.
OBJ The center pawns are now well established,
which is the mfit of the Philidor defense
(cJ Bird played B-KKt5 against Morphy
Id If Q-kt4ch. then Okla. Q-BSch and
R-K examined and rejected as hazardous
tel The attack is ver-and the game stands prac-
tically
81 Played hastily and the cause of subsequent
embarrassment. KR-Q2 was thought to be better
lgl Perhaps naturally, not anticipating Black s
brilliant answer.
th) Such move is common enough In like posi-
tic rs when mate is threatened. but in the face of
check Ii is believed to be both brilliant and pro-
found, fine example Of intuition in chess, since
analysis is out of the question.
~ Intentionally declining the draw, which re-
suits from K-B, by perpetual check.
Tx Black has now secured three strong passad
pawns for the sacrificed rock
~ Separating the pawns and securing the draw.
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Mostly Visitors to Town.

a very small percentage of the visitors
N the galleries of Congress are Washing
tonians. Congress is an old story to the
people of the capital. 1t is tale often re-
peated- There IS nothing awe-inspiring
about a days doings at the Capitol to a
man who has lived within sight of th. dome
of The Capitol ALL nearly all. of his life
Men and women who come to Washington
10 live pay one or two visits to the gal
lerles of Congress when first they arrive
mere. and let I go at that. 1t is the strang-
erS. the casual visitors in the city who
flock to the galleries of Congress, and to
many of these such visits are very great
events, indeed, to be told about again and
again when they get back to their homes
Not Few OF the strangers in the galleries
look as II trey feel themselves to be partic-
ipaung in proceedings of very solemn
and uplifting character: and that they re-
gard the gentlemen below them on the floor
as the very cream of this land is perfectly
evident from the awed manner with which
they study the great men.
Ii Is largely with an eye to seeing their
own representative in the lower house.
or their own pair Of senators, look and
act as set amid scenes of greatness that
most Of the strangers in the city repair to
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Times Have Changed.

Why don't you people do something
quick and devlish?" inquired constituent
of one of the New York representatives
during the last session. II came here to be
thrilled"
L fear the day has passed when every
representative in Congress was his own
Patrick Henry" replied the legislator.
When Il gentleman on the floor who is
known 10 be an ornate phraseologfst and a
man of 'uncertain'- is to say Ger
tainly f1ery-temper rises in his seat and
catches the Speakers eye. the folks in the
galleries lean forward. their countenances
take on interested expressions, and they
seem to be saying to themselves. "Ah now
were going to have something worth
while" When the gentleman with the fiery
reputation launches into mild. expostu-
Iating. almost pleading statement as to how
his district has been overlooked in the for
mutation of the river and harbor bill the
people in the gallery settle back in their
seats. with signs Of disappointment that
seem TO say in so many words Are we
forever to be buncoed in this way?''
a pair Of gentlemen, who are known to be
personal as well as political antagonists.
take the floor at the same instant, both de-
handing recognition
Hat here's clash, right now the GAL
Iery visitors whisper to each other with
nudses: and when one Of the gentlemen.
with Chesterfieldian gesture. yields to the
other. the Spectators in the gallery look
real hurt about it,
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The character of Roubillac, the Italian
artist in The Dagger and the Cross is
said to afford Robert B. Mantell, who Will
be at the Lafayette Theater Christmas
week, perhaps the best opportunity he has
recently had to display his powers as a
romantic actor.
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John w. Albaugh. ST.. the veteran man.
ager of the Lyceum Theater Baltimore.
who has been prominently identified with
Washington theaters, makes his farewell
appearance in Baltimore tonight, with a
performance of ''Shylock." He has been
manager for forty years.
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\: his point Barry announced and denonst rated
mate In thirteen moves. noteworthy perform
ance. and Plshury resigned. The mating moves
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William II. Crane is to appear in the dra.
matization of David Harum," for which
Charles Frohman has arranged. The first
production will occur in Syracuse n. Y.
where the late Edward Moves Westcott
author of the novel, lived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

One of the leading music halls in New
York has a burlesque on Barbara Freit-
chic with the irreverent title Barbara
Fidgity'
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Richard Mansfield is to do Beau Brum-
mell'' and some others OF his old plays
again, the successor to "Cyrano' not yet
having occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-09

Chicago is disposed to regard ''Zaza'' as
mild and moral compared with Olga Meth
erSole'S '-Sapho'
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Continued on twenty-hfth pagel
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The domestic affairs of Mr.. Henry Guy
Carleton have been made public property
by litigation with former wife concern
ing rights to 1.-The Butterflies" The ac-
tress, who had gotten a divorce from him,
produced the following letter, which is in
teresting as proof of the fact that play
wright produces brilliant and convincing
New-York tribune., 1899-09-03
TRUCKM4N KILLED " A COLLISION.
THROWN FROM HIS SEAT BY A TROLLEY CAR. HE
RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES

THROWN FROM HIS SEAT BY A TROLLEY CAR. HE
RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES
William Carlson forty years old. OF No. So
Water-st. killed yesterday morning al Centre
and Duane SITS by A northbound electric car of the
MadisOn-ave line hitting A truck he was driving
and knocking him of his head. He died before
ambulance surgeon arrived from the Hudson
Street Hospital
Daniel Westbrook. twenty-seven years Old of Nc.
49, Amsterdam ave. the mOtorman OF the car. WAS
arrested by Policeman Yaw. Of the Eliza beth-st.
station The team and truck were pushed nearly
a hundred feet before the motOrmau could stop
his car. and another cam and truck were h.t on
the way The horses Of Clarkson's truck We're
badly injured They are owned by BU.kley. Dun
ton a Co. % No = Duane-st.. paper marufact-
Clarkson was in the employ u william H. Rogers.
a boss tru-kmau. Of No. - Duane-st.. who works
for Buikley. Dunt0n & Co. He left the store ~
s.4j O'Clock yesterday morning wi'h thEe- pack
ages on his truck A. carkson started across
Centre-st. northbound car came along. Bef)r.
either could pun up the car had ht The horses an
truck at about the forward wheels of the ~! K.
Carkson thrown rom his seat and be landed
clear OF both the car and the truck on his head
In the crush coal cart driven hN Edward Coffey,
~ 80 ZIG Wam-s'. was nit by The car and
wagon and pushed 10 one side. An ambulance was
summoned from the Hudson Street Hospital. and
New-York tribune., 1899-09-03
two Roers who attacked hin reeIlng backward.

two Beers who attacked him reeng backward
Then a third was about 10 cock his rifle 20 put
an end TO the Highland officer.
NO said another Boer. don't do that This
is brave man and we shall spare him. Let us
take him prisoner at all hazards"
So they did and that was perhaps the most
humiliating thing in his whole life When peace
was restored he rejoined his regiment and went
70 Egypt. where the name Of Fighting Mac
became like a sword fash.
Macdonald served in the Nile Expedition for
the relief Of General Gordon. Like other British
officers detailed 70 the Khedive's army. he spent
long years in making men Of the Egyptians He
introduced the strict attention TO musketry and
fire discipline from which there have come such
great results. During all those years Colonei
Macdonald managed 70 keep his hand in the
fighting which occurred from time to time. He
knows thoroughly the brown people Of Egypt.
and 20 the Gaelic and English of his childhood
has added during his years Of service ArabC and
HndOstani. He was At Gamai-Zah. Toskl. T"kar
and Suakim. H rode the head OF his black
brigade from Firket 10 Omdurman by way OF
Abu Hamed and Atbara. He went through so
many actions that when somebody once asked
him how il felt 10 he in the racket OF battle his
analysis was Il don't think YOU feel anything
in particular"
New-York tribune., 1899-09-03

1t is worth while 10 examine the people In the
picture. Here in the foreground is a woman and
her little son, dressed one might them In
New-York or London. There is a suggestion OF
the Bowery about the pedler. with his stock,
conducting business operations regardless OF
everything else
In the group Of men on the pavement are two
Englishmen. one American and one Colonial.
That group in the background consists OF Out
landers one Of whom is hourishng a cable mes
sage. presumably bearing the question OF
peace war. Two Indian pedlers are crossing
the street. and not far away are two natives.
who have just finished their six months term