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Evening journal., 1899-02-16
ONE CENT.
NO QUORUM TO-DAY.
All the Democrats Refused to
Go Into Joint Session.
TWENTY-FIVE MEMBERS VOTED

RIclMlAlN TlANiAAlNY MARKING A
HElRo.c FIGHT TO SECURE CON-
FQRNiNATION OF HIS APPOINT
MElNT-M'vEY AND wUTsUI. RE-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO-
DAY.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. l6.-All the Democrats
remained out OF j-int session to-day
excepting President Saimons. who pre-
sided. This leis twenty Two members
present and no quorum. Thirty mem
tcis were absent.
I The nfsy-siXth bag,cL stood: Ad-
dicks, IA; DUPONT, o. Chandler, Z;
Glay, /. 1ne houses then separated.
Mr.. Iiushebehk gave m-ltce Of an act
60 repeal the poll tax law.
Representative Burns to-day gave
notice CT an act appropriatlng a sum
nct exceeding $1,000 to he used in
lhe erection OF monument to per-
pctuate the memory of Lieutenant
Clarke ChuIohman. The bin names
the governor, president OF the Senate,
Speaker CT Jhe House and the three
reIgenls Of Delaware chaptIs, Daugh-
teTs OF the Revolution, as the commit
tee. The monument is TO be erected
in frlEt cf the State House ait Dover
Mr.. Burns also gave notice Of bin
giving the Delaware Game Association
$1,000 with which to stook the state
with game.
Mr.. Satterfeld gave notice CT bill
rrcyvdlng electric llghts for Dover and
au.hcrizIng the town TO borrow s122.-
900 for waiter works. electric lights and
outstanding bonds.
The House organized to-day by eleJs-
ing Mr.. Robertson speaker; A. a. Wat
son. clerk; Water II. Hayes, reading
clerk; Henry Rldgely, Jr., sergeanr-at-
arms.
The governor has vetoed the Indian
River eel nm, which Is still in the
Senate. A mistake was made in send
ing It to him.
Mr.. Huehe5eck gave notice cf b.M
giving parties in divorce suits the
right Of appeal.
Mr.. Taylor gave notice OF an act fix
ing the Clayton and Kenton vlting
lplaces in Kenton hundred.
- {. ID X slAk
Dover, Feb. 16.-When both branchea
OF the Legislature convened this morn
ling the roll showed that there were
pressnt sixteen Democrats, thinteen
Addicksltes and seven Regular Repub-
Mcans.
THE members Of THE Senate absent
we're Meeas. Meredith and Shakespeare
The albsenkees from the House were
Speaker Clark. Representatives J. B.
Ozark, Hazard, West, Dennison nw-
ing. ahttomus ODay, Donovan, Her
ring, Tharp, Csnaway, Pilling and
Jester.
Roman Tammany, OF Georgetown,
lis here luO-day personally Wahh6
big canvass for his continuation as
superintendent CT whe Sussex county
sgho-ls. He even approached Senator
Moore on the subject.
Senator Farlow has written to Gov
einor TunneH, Yelling him that Mr.
Tammany cannct be confirmed, and
asking him not % send his name in
7 Senator Moore has made every ar
I rangemenk to defeat rhe confirmation
OF Mr.. Tammany.
e Senator Far,ow to-day gave notice
q IL a bill providing a closed season lol
l game until January Is, 1901.
e Secretary Of State Hughes, being ad
mitted. informed The Senate this morn
d ine that the governor had appointed
s and asked Tor the Senate's conhrma
y ton CT the same, OF Thomas w. Jefer
l. son as state librarian, and Walter Wit
d sn and Bernard ]. McVey Of VII
h mingfon. as state detectives.
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JEANS. CHARGED WITH AN AS
sAULT, DISMISSED BY JUDGE
BALL.
The case against Isaac Anderson and
MARY jeans, coI-red, charged with
ASSAULT and battery upon Walter
Trump, coloned, was dismissed by
Judge Ball this morning.
The evidence brought cut the fact
that Walter was the aggressor in the
fray, which occurred on December 2S
last He went to the house Of Mary
in Andersons court, at which Isaa,
s boarser, and after gaining admls.
sion Threatened to knock Mary's head
or. Isaac interviewed and prevented
the oolored w'oman's braing being
scattered ab-ut the premises.
Mary later went out into an ad.
joining shed, and Waller followed hei
and, grabbing her by the threat. be-
gan to choke the woman. Isaac. who
was standing by the stove. picked M
a poker and, reaching out the door. hit
Walter upon the head, inAicting a cash
about three inches in length as a re-
minder that he would pemit no trou-
bic in that house.
AS Tumps Uranium was poker-prooi
he was not seriously injured, and had
not erysipelas set in would have been
none the worse for phe setto. In court
this morning Walters memcry was a
little hazy as to the events Of the day
on which the fight occurred, although
he carried the Anderson coat Of arms
upon his head in the shape of ma
tese cross. formed by piecCe OF adj
hesive plaster.
Assistant City Solicitor Cahoon waf
Of the opinion that Isaac's method q.
Intervention was a vrife too forcibls
for the occasion, but Judge Ball did moi
think. under the circumstances, thai
the defendant would have been juEti-
ned in using a fairy's wand upon Wal
ters poker-proof skull to subdue him
especially as ne had before threatene,
10 Kill Mary The case was according
ly dismissed. Trump, who has beer
in the Delaware Hospital fer som'
time, was allowed to go home.
Howard Gray. cosored. charged witl
disorderly conduct, was discharged OF
hcers Mulnn and Taylor heard a Rlsto
shot near Fourth and Slhipley s+rest
last night and saw the prisoner run
ning away. They placed him pade
arrest, and he said that a colored nai
named Samuel Boyd had fired a re
volver AT him and then made off. Tn
Officers state that the colored dane
lhal, at Fourth and ship.ey streets ru
by colored people is a constant nul
sance and menace TO the peace an
quiet Of the neighborhood.
William Whalen, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was discharged, an
George Taylor and George Higgin
were fined 81 and costs each II
drunkenness.
At last nights session John Carson
charged with disorderly conduct b
Special Officer Gordy, was fined s. an
cos;s. Charles Frank, charged wit
Z being inebriated, was fined 81 an
costs William O'Brien. a weak-mind
ed 10y, who confessed having ru
away froms the school at Elwin, Pa
was remanded TO the care Of the polio
p urggl the authorities CT the schoC
: could be communicated with.
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RAN AWAY YESTERDAY.

"a horse attached to a s;eigh, be-
longing to W. S. Gray, Of the Delmar-
via Telephone Company, ran away
from Fourteenth and Washington
streets yesterday afternoon. The ami
NAL broke the shafts ofthe sleigh aHd
beeomlng loose. ran to Seventh ant
Shlp,ey streets before It was caught
The horses hind legs were badly cut
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terday on the tug Eureka. Eight OF
them were taken from barges crushed
by Jhe ice foes, and the others from
Vessels hopeless.y adrift.
HE Eureka leHt Philadelphia on
sunday last in charge OF Captain lie
Compt for the relief of vessels in dis
Jrlc,s. and despite her great power WAS
frequently brought to a compsete
stand.stiil by The ice barriers in her
way. She was especially sent % as-
a.s- the coal barges Haverford, Glib
sen and Newport. The only one found
safe WAS the Havenlord, others having
been driven ashore on the ice at Joe
Fbeger shoa. and lost In the ice.
E.g.hl men were taken from the Glib
son and Newport. and both vessels
were abandoned. Further down the
lay tha oyster schooners Annie
Cconey, John Gih-n and Lafayette
wsre found in the ice and in danger
az any momnc OF sinking. The entire
cruw, numbering FIVE men, left the
Cooney to her fate. Three men lett
the Gihon and three the Lafayette,
but THE others on beard the two boats
refused to desert them. The Cooney
lwasGoaded with a cargo of oysters val
ued at $500, and the two other YES
ses were in ballast. The men from
me barges stated that their suffering
fipm cold and exposure WAS intense.
Huge fields OF ice at times swept over
the G.bs5n and Ndaport until the for
mer vessel etmck the Delaware shore
lnshind Fourteen Foot Bank and the
Newport disappeared in the treaoher-
ous qu.thaands at Joe Fiogger.
tAlth0ugh trains are running On the
Deiaware and Maryland divisions cf
the Philadelphia, wilmington and Ba.-
timore ralrorad, yst rione OF them is
on time. They are from thirty min
ut1s ITO one hour late. The main llne
CT the Delaware Rad Is clear from this
city to Delmar, and on the d., NJ. & "
from Harrington to Franklin City. I.
is expected no have the Cambridge
ari seaford, Easton and Oxford and
lCeurrcwle hranl.hcs clear by t0-mor-
nw The snCw plouehs have been
sent TO work on the line.
HisnAiBLIsHAlENTS SHUT DOWN.
The jackson and Sharp Company
shu. down its mil, yesterday at noon
because OF not having any coal. Th'
supply in this city is the shortest flu
years. II coal does not arrive lwlthir
lhe next day OF too many other con
lcerns will rbe compelled TO close dcwI
also. Both the Baltimore and Ohi'
and Philadelphia Wilmington and Bal
lhmore railroads expect to have freigih
to-m-rrcw, and If They do, the fra
timing to be brought in will be coal.
MoR1 SNOW PROMISED.
The weather man comes forward to
day with the promise OF more snow b.
tonight. II as much snlw falls with
in The next week as has fallen tn
past week things will take a very serl
GUS turn.
sIIFPERY FAVEMEsNTS.
1t commenced to rain about l2.4
o'clock. and before 1.SO o'cl1ck th
pavements were in a very slipper
condition. It was an one could do D
keep from falling. Some few wer
walking in The middle q the street
but not many II II gets colder toward
evening the rain may turn 10 snow, bu
II il docs not and Il rains hard, tn
streets will be in miserable cond
tion.
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WnRKING Ar NTGHr-

The men in the Philadelphia, Will
mington and baltimore railroad shops
are now working at night An effort
is being made to finish an engine for
the Baltimore Central railroad.
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children now crying for admission 10
the lower grades can be given seats.
This same howl about spending
money occurred fourteen years ago,
when the present High School was
erected. 1t cost $4,000, and the peo-
pie cried there was no necessity for
it, but the necessity has been proved,
and now another and larger building
is needed to relieve the congestion in
the lower grades. II fourteen years
ago $4,000 was spent. surely there is
reason for doubling that amount for a
new and larger building now.
FUNDS UNEQUADLY DISTRIBUTED
President ShortMdge next devoted
his remarks to showing the unequal
distribution OF the state school fund,
and said that II Wilmington got it's
just share from that fund there would
be no trouble about paying for new
high school, There win be no trouble
anyway hut II Wilmington got it's full
share Of the state fund the building
could be paid for in less time. In 1898
New Castle county got $4,000 Of the
state fund, and Of this Wilmington
got $4,000, while Kent county got $780,
600, and Sussex county 1000, with
their less number Of scholars and
Shorter terms. wilmington got only
800 .OOO. instead cf about $4,000 1t
should have had had the fund been
distributed equally This is the old
prejudice Of Kent and Sussex counties
against New Castle county, and espe-
cially against wilmington,
VOTE TAKEN.
Mr.. Carter said that he could plainly
see the necessity of a new high school,
and thought all the members had the
same opinion, hut had different views
regarding the price.
The vote was then taken on the
motion TO reier the bids to the com
mlttee. with power 10 act, and it was
passed by vote Of IA to 4. the vote
being as follows:
Yeas-President ShortMdge, Barnes,
Affrey Carter, Turner Green, kersey'
Huey Crumbaugh, NIdDaniel, Hart
man. Singles, Palmer and Frantz. To-
tai, a.
Nays-Nfessrs. Fraim, Adair, Belts
and Ross.
FINANCIAL R1PORr.
The Finance Committee made the
following report for January:
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lug BREIAKING.

There will be jug breaking at Wes-
ley M. e. Church this evening at 8
O'Clock. Some two or three prominent
speakers are expected and Mrs. ]. A.
Fitch will sing a number OF selections.
There will be no charge for admission.
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MEN PAssEp ENAMINATIoN

Eight Of the men named yesterday in
the Evening Journal for examination
to enter the government service have
passed They will he sent to join diff
ferent regiments. A still larger num-
lber OF men is wanted.
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scOrT EpWORTH LEAGIrE.

The annual meeting for election Of
officers of Scott Epworth League will
be held this evening in the lecture
room of the church. After the busi-
ness of the evening there will be a
phonograph concert by John Lloyd.
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RETURN
STREET CAR MEN RETUI
THANKS.

The street car conductors and mo-
tglanen who were invited to breakfast
on TUESDAY morning by Rev. e. S.
Mace, pastor OF King5wOod M. E.
Churdh, South Wilmington, wish to ex-
tend 10 him their heartielst thanks for
his kindness. The meal was thor
cughly enjoyed by all.
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

WANTED.-Table and permanent
boarders. Everything first-class; table
the best. For rates and further infor-
nation. apply to MRS. JOHN l.. SHUS-
TER, No. 3H West street.
WANTED.-Two gentlemen boarders
with home comforts. Apply at No. l0s
East Seventh street.
Evening journal., 1899-02-16
MKINLNY GONS rIHRCuGH.

President Mckinley passed through
This city on a special train at SIT
O'Clock last night over the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road for Boston.
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RELIABLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Anything not as represented can be
returned. money refunded We supply
family trade with liquors. Northwes1
corner Madison and Fourth streets.
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ms MTTCHEIL BURIED.

Mrs. Angie NJ Mitchell was buried
at 2 o'clock to-day from her residence,
No 22O9 Market street. Interment
WIS made IN Riverview Cemetery
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BUSINESS OPPOURTNITIEs

FOR SALE.-Big coal yard, store and
mill for sale, Front and Madison streets
Inquire on premises. EZRA FELL
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CoAL. WOOD ANp CRATN.

H. T. Sergeant. Coal and Wood, office
Seventh and King. Delmarvia phone
545. B. & L. checks with cash purchases
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HELP WANTED.

ACTIVE and trusted person TO work
for us locally; liberal salary guaranteed,
good chance for advancement; no capital
required. For full information address
Shepp Company 103i-l033 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

w. A. HUKILL. Auctoneer. Ofice.
Bayard Building. WIN call all kinds OF
Public Sale in any part of the city or
county Good secondhand goods bought
for cash. Residence, No. Si1 Tatnall
street.
J.. LESLIE CARPENTER,
Graduate in Music, University OF Penn
aylvania. Teacher-Piano, Voice, organ
and Theory. Studio. 1903 w. sth street
NOTICE.-s5.OOO to s25,OOO to loan.
GEORGE c. MARlS & son.
MONEY to loan on bond and mortgage;
principal and interest can be returned IN
easy monthly installments Houses built
FOR owners Of lots In any part of the
state Apply to J. T. FLOURNON, Sec
ond aoor. SS5 Market street
A. BARNES win continue dressmaking
at No. no King street; latest styles,
evening and ball dresses at moderate
rates.
LADIES'! Cnlchesters English Penny
royal pins Diamond Brand) are the best.
safe. reliable. Take no other. Send &c
stamps for particulars. "Relief for
Tadles," In letter by return mail. AT
druggists. Chichester Chemical Co.
Philadelphia.
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DO rieht this year; buy for your
home q Ludwig Piano. Nothing better
store SIS Shipley street
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FOR SALE.-Prices low, terms easy
houses on West Side, from N,5OO to 5000
Apply to A. /. JOHNSON, northeast cor
ner Eighth and Shipley streets.
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THE NORFOLK EXPREss.


The Norfolk express which arrived
last sight ait S.34 O'Clock was in charge
of Conductor Thomas B. Lewis. and
was drawn by two engines. 1t had
been snow-bound at Delmar since Sum
day night It e:ar,ed for Wilmington
at that time. but it was decided to put
back % De,mar and await the result
Of the storm. There were fifty
passengers, who were taken care Of by
the Pennsylvania railroad in Delmar.
SENT DOWN THE ROAD.
One of the snow ploughs which did
50 much good work on the Maryland
division was sent down the Delaware
read yesterday afternoon. The pillow
was pushed by two engines, in addi-
ton to the one which carried the plow
Section hands were also busy clearing
out the cuts.
Only CINE ENGINE USED.
For the frat time since the storm
only one egine was used last nillht on
the Maryland division. All trains "a
.he Maryland division are now run
ming on schedule time.' both the
north-bound and the south4bound
cracks being clear
WORK OF SNOW PLOUGHs.
The wlrk being done by snow
pioughs Is said to be equal to that Of
1900 men. The p,oughs scatter the
snow so effectively that while clean
ing one track they do MT block the
other. Work viii be started to-day
with the sncw ploughs on the branches
Of the Delaware division, and It is ex-
pected to make short work Of the
drifts.
ON THE B. & o.
Trains are being run en- schedule
thine on the main line Of the Baltimore
and Chic railroad from Philadelphia
to Washington, although several cf the
branch roads are not yet clear. Th'
trains are run with one engine.
DELIVERY WAGONS OUT.
Mil1men and bakers started on thei
routes again this morning. For TIM
past three days the milamen have beef
unabos to secure milk. as farmer
cculd not get in town to bring II Il
them and they could not get out 0
town to get it. Housekeepers hav
been compelled to use condensed mill
and make their own bread.
SUFFERING ON THE SEA.
The crew q the oyster guard boa
y State Rights was picked up twent
miles off the capes By THE tug Cats
: wissa. The crew had abandoned tn
! schooner. The tug Mary ]. Wake
d rescued the crew Of the barge Gibso
T. on "Joe" Flogger shoal, Delaware ba,
THE TUG EUREKA.
Nineteen soamer picked up fri
abandoned barges and other vessels
y the ice in Delaware bay. who had a
4 most given up all hope of rescue, pas
ed up the river to Philadelphia ye
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TRAINS NOW RUNNING.
The Delaware Division Has
Been Cleared at Last.
LEGISLATORS OFF TO DOVER

ANOTHER slTclRlM IS FlRlEDIOnED
TO BE CcNELNG UP THE ATlIAN-
TIC CCAaT TODAY - OTHER
NOTES CT THE GRnAT BLaz-
zAED.
The brigha sunshine Il yesterday
and the higher temperature made the
day seem like one cf Spring. in com
parison with the AIttic experience OF
the past few days All over town,
however. people were atii busy throw
ing of the bonds Of ice and snow.
street car lines and the steam roads
genera..g resumed operations to a
greater or less extent, and street clean
ers were making lnroads upon the
Wlntry distractions along the th-r-
oughfares
The weather for this section Of the
Atlantic coast for to-day, however,
brings the unpleasant news that rain
or snow is expected. Light TO fresh
winds, becoming easter,y, will prevail.
A storm now General off the middle
Gulf coast, rs evidently moving east
.northeasterly, threatening the Atlantic
coast from Jacksonville to The Chesa
peake
FIRST TRAIN THROUGH.
For the first time in three days a
Gain was run over the Delaware rail-
road yesterday
Hundreds of men. assisted by snow
ploughs, have been clearing the tracks
since Monday, and yesterday the snow
was sufficiently broken to allow trains
to pass through.
The first train TO pass over the road
was the Nor-o.k express. which ar
rived here at S.Si last night from Del
mar she was due here at i.15 O'Clock
last Monday morning. A train left
here at las and passed the NorioM
express at New Castle. On this train
were some OF the members Of the Gen.
enal Assembly, who had been waltinf
here for the past few days In the hope
Of soon getting to DIVER Those il
the party were Senator Knox, Senator
Blakely. Representatives Burns. Hitch
en-, Frizze, McNuIty, Donahoe an'
RobeIItson. The train also carrie,
newspapers that have been stacked ~
in the baggage room since Monday
The train to Dover had two engine
attached.
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FOR SALE--Three-storyh house, 1921 w.
Sixth street, all modern improvements
Possession Immediately; easy terms.
w e. LINTON 9TH and Shipley SITS.
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FOR SALE.-Those modern 2-story
brick dwellings. Lombard street above
Seventh, containing s rooms, bath, front
porch, cemented cellars, hard wood man.
tells wardrobes. tiling. Every conven-
ience. For sale cheap and on easy terms
F. A. HORTY, Tenth and Market SITS.
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REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE.-The fine dwellings, Nos.
1924 and 1926 Market street. with twelve
rooms, pantry, bath and laundry, now
being completed Deliberately fitted out
with quartered, oak cabinet wardrobes
mantles. bookcase and china closets
Must be seen to be appreciated. Open
for inspection. THOMAS II. MELVIN,
625 East Ninth street
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FOR RENT.-Second floor Of building
northeast corner Of Eighth and orange
streets. Suitable for lodge room. Apply
JOHN NJ. SOLOMON. 3 West Third ST.
FOR RENTAL or part Of the large
fve-story building corner Fourth and Or
Rnge streets. Apply to H. II. DURE,
800 West street.
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FOR SALE or exchange, at a sacrifice,
a pleasant. modern, double-front resi-
derce al Newark, Del. Ten rooms and
bath. Hot water heating. Large porches.
Lot 60x2O0 feet. Nice lawn. Orchard In
rear. City conveniences in house and
towns Delightful place to live. Trains
convenient Price moderate. Apply to H.
S. Goldey, N. w. Cor. Eighth and Market
streets cd aoor), city.
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RlCtMlAlN TiANIMAiNY MARKING A
HERo.c FIGHT TO SECURE CON-
FuRNfATIoN OF HIS APPOINT
MlENlT-M'vEY AND wUTsDL RE-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES To-
DAY.
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THE TUG EUREKA

Nineteen soamen picked up from
abandoned barges and other vessels in
the ice in Delaware hay. who had al
most given up all hope of rescue, pass
ed up the river to Philadelphia yes
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MORE SNOW nROAlISED.

The weather man comes FORWARD to-
day with the promise OF more snow by
tonight. II as much snlw falls with
in The next week as has fallen the
past week things will take a very seri-
GUS turn.
Evening journal., 1899-02-16
ANDERSON DISMISSED

ISAAC ANDERSON AND MARY
JEANS. CHARGED WITH AN AS
SAULT, DISMISSED BY JUDGE
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-02-25
Thomas jefferson as " Rip."

The four sons Of Jo,eph Jefferson,
Americas foremost actor, will be the attrac-
ton at the opera house on Tuesday, Feb
nary %. The company is known as the
Jefferson Comedy Company and presents
that most lovable of all plays, entitled
rip Van Winkle," the play that has
made the name of Joseph Jefferson
q household word throughout this land
What an exchange says regarding their
performance: "The chief ilterest in the
performance naturally centered in the por-
rayal of Rip" by Thomas j, ff.rson. II
the memory of his fathers remarkable
embodmt n OF the role would not obtrude
occasionally, while one is contemplating
The sons p rformance, the latter's drlinea-
ton OF the character would be most salts
tyirg. In some respects, especially in the
earlier scenes, 1t is finer ACHE, ement than
bis distinguished father is now capable of
accomplishing, since it is invested with
greater buoy ancy and youthful ,pirit. He
has the command OF pathos also, as wa.
agreeably evidenced in RIPS" parting
with his irate wife. The entire portrayal
vas unexpectedly satisfying and proved
beyond question that the Younger j, fferson
is pc, fec ly capable Of winning distinction
as an actor on his own merits"