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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-27
Sobre Venezuela

Sc esta ofreciendo mucha genie en- el con-
suado venezolano de Nueva York, para ir 4
tornar las armas en- defensa de Venezuela.
Dfjose hace dfas, que Tin ex-comandante
boer habia ofrecido al consul general, sefior
Gonzalez Estevez. formar un regimie1to de We
teranos beers trasladarlo por su cuen.a We
nezuela.
Ell consulate responde en- todos los casos
ando gracias por tan mobiles deseos pero ma
difestando carecer de insttucciones acerca del
particular.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-27
ESTO Y LO OTRO....

Con extraordinaria algeria, leo en- "La
Bandera Americana" diario republican, de
Mayaguez:
crianza" f''p' pN'N
Aclare el punto ilustre comadre
tCrlanza de que Clase2
tCrianza de quien3
Pero aunque 10 aclare, no cuente con mi
hnca, la cual 6nca esta destinada al "Aguila'
de Ponce.
Y, q proposito de ese paiarito, debo hacer
constar que metio las dos patitas en- ell asunto
del contrabando de los conrinentaes.
Sc puede ser muy Aguerrevere, pero no
mas papista que ell Papa.
Ell murcielago yanko6lo de Ponce quiso
a'etear por cuenta propia olvidandose de que
sale en- San Juan TN SOL 6 "Sun", que recibe
lnsplraciones de personas juiciosas pensado-
ras no de ambiciosos vulgares.
Y 81 el "Ag11ia' hubiera obrado ahora CO.
mo obro cuando la famosa carta de Igesias, no
estaria hoy hacienda ell papel ridfculo de copiar
buen artlculo que publico el Puerto Rico
san respecto al contrabando de lcores
,Avechucho con "pico" =.
iAvechucho "sin plumas" ...l
Lo dicho: mi finca de crianza es para el
"Aguila". Necesito nuchoS pichones que ma
nana insulten los americanos en- ingles como
hoy lnSutan Espana en- castellano.
Maflana. ;cuando vengan los turcos
conquistarnos!
B. SOSA
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ID mission de Nj. CllnlDeIIuil
EsRey antes que todo
( Seran promesas !?
( Seran prOnneSaS !?

Nueva York, sabado. -Avisan de
Londres, que el informe de Mr. Cham
berlain de su viaje al Sur de Africa,
sera presentado al Monarca, antes de
que 10 conozcan las Camaras Y la
prenSa.
Todos cuantos detalles pueda con-
signar Lord Chamberlain, de su viaje
al Transvaal y al Orange, ha manifes-
tado grandes deseos de .conocerlos
Eduardo VII, para hacer, segun dice,
prospera y envidiable la suerte de sus
modernos subditos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-12-27
B SGn0d0r Homo DT0|eSI0
Quiere que intervenga Roosevelt
Z Y Ia dOCtrina ,?

Nueva York, sabadO Ell Senador
Hanna, ha manifestado su contrarie-
dad porque no sea ell Presidente de
los Estados Unidos quien intervenga
en- e. actual conf1ictO
Dice el popular politico norteame-
ricanO que los Estados UnidOs eStan
obligados d sostener la doctrina de
Monroe apesar de la coaligaci0n de las
tres potenqias para raAlanar Nene-
zuela.
Gran parte del pueblo norteameri-
Cano Opinaasi mismo, que el consenti-
miento de los atropellos de Alemania,
Inglaterra Italia, puede enagenarle
Ell reSpeto de la America del Sur.
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En- ID America DEL Sur
Debilidad de los Estados Unid0s
La creencia doninante

Nueva York, sabado.-En las re-
pIblicas hispano-americanoss Sc ha in
terpretado como un signo de debilidad
de los Estados Unidos, la abdicacion
hecha por Mr.. Roosevelt, de la pre-
rrogativa que los poderes unanimes
acordaron concederle, al nombrarle
arbitrator en- el contlicto internacio-
nal ahOra pendiente
La Creencia dominante en- el resto
de la America es que los Estados Uni
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NOI|e0n6iCQ No eS unQ DO|alC0
CenSuraS y temoreS
Hay que comprar barcos

Nueva York, sabado.-El vieio
almirante ha tenido severos conceptos
para los actuales marinos y ell Minis.
tro de la Guerra y ha dicho que la
Republica Sc halla expuesta a TN gran
peligro 81 no aumenta su escuadra,
hasta hacerla' superior a la de Alema-
MIA.
Es necesario comprar barcos, 8
renunciar la categoria de gran po-
tenCia.
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Uemplos ii Cat6licos
...-,......,.,. I ,..,.......s..,;
MISAS DE MANANA

En- Catedra!' las 5,7y9; en- San Jose a
las 7 y s; en- Santa Ana: las " S45. en- San
Francisco: la 2 y s. en- la Capilla de San
Francisco; i las 6 media; en- ia Conception
las media; en- San Ildefonso las media
y en- Santurce las y media 9.
La communion de los miembros de Ia Aso-
clacl6n del Rosario tendra efecto mai1ana, en-
Ia Iglesia de San Jose, 4 las 7.
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Y3ga4hbXEfGH fGHsRailNkAeS AsGS5 S5Rz&|
AlN Servitio Cele9rafitV especial HHN8S
fpStMXYml s==DEL==S - SsssaTaasN kTaAI]
MWEIMWMmI "BOLETIN MERCANTILE MN@NNSMM
ID eSCuQd[Q DO|eQ|ne|iM10 en- peIgIO
Mr. Harmony, pesimista
VerdadeS anlargaS

Nueva York, sabado DE las COM
paraciones establecidas por el Almi-
rante Harmony, entire las f1otas de
Alemania y los Estados Unidos, result
ia que esta Ultima nacion perderia to-
da su escuadra en- algunos minutes de
combate
Las declaraciones del viejo almi-
rante han Causado gran sensation en-
Norte america, para cuyo pueblo era
inexpugnable su armada, despues de la
inglesa.
Els precise que no Sc engane a la
nacion con triunfos efimeros, dijo el
viejo almirante.
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SefalamientoS
de la Corte de DiStrito
GRIM | NAL

Lunes 20 Alberto Rodriguez, por huro
Antonio Tirado otros, por delitos contra ma
tura. Jose Rosario Rivera, Beatriz Blanco y
Pedro Igesias por hurto
Martes 80: Cirilo Diaz, por injurias. Ra-
mon Rodriguez, por infraccion.
Lectura de SeiS cauSas
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Axuc ares
MERCADO DE NUEVA YORK

New York, Diciembre 27. Los
az1cares centrifugados sc cotizan hoy
a 1910 y los mascabados a 8 ZIG.
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U1l opinion h0nC0
En- Ia poSibilidad de una guerra
Habla un aImirante

Nueva York, sabado.-El Almi-
rante retiradO, de la Escuadra Norte-
americana Mr. Harmony ha declarado
que los sucesos actuales que tienen su
teatro en- las costas de Venezuela, han
de ocasionar una guerra entire los Es-
tados UnidoS V Alemania.
Ell Almlrante Harmony, reconoce
que la Escuadra norteamericana es
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be contained therein would be counted
for the contestant who sent it, There
We're several letters received at the
poStoftice that came under this rule,
and some Of them did make a material
difference in the final result affecting
the positions of those below fourth
place Fortunately, no letter was
postmarked after s p. m. and thus all
chance of controversy is avoided.
The only possible chance of change
in the result. as announced above, is
the receipt of registered letter this
morning. Such Il letter may have
reached Scranton yesterday morning.
hut The Tribune would not get it until
today.
The best feature of The grand wind
up of the contest is the entire absence
of anything that would engender Bit
ter feelings. There was no padding of
the returns by ten or twenty year.
subscriptions. as many thought there
might be. The %.3O5 points scored
who were not on the circulation books
of The Tribune prior to the contest.
In all. there We're nearly $4,000 points
scored during the contest, and as each
point means at least Il months SUBJ
scription to begin with, and = possible
renewal every month hereafter. the
magnitude of The Tribune's liduca-
tional Contest and its splendid success
can be imagined.
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THE OUT-OF-TOWN
CONTESTANTS.

The Tribune. during the early days
of the contest, repeatedly called at
tention to the fact that out-of-town
contestants had an equal chance with
those residing in the city of Scranton
There We're several reasons to
strengthen this argument. First, in
the smaller towns there is IL local pride
in any young person who is earnestly
striving to better his prospects in the
battle of life. In the city, this local
pride must necessarily be divided
among several, and does not center on
any one individual. Secondly, there is
usually not the competition that is en-
pericnced in the city, where. in many
instances, the same merchant or
householder has been called upon by
six or eight different contestants. The
result of the contest demonstrates
thet The Tribune's reasoning was real
ly founded upon sound argument. The
records of Maxwell Shepherd, of Car
bondale; Oscar Kipp, of Elmhurst:
Charles Burns, of Nandlng; Herbert
Thompson, of Carbondale; William
Sherwood, of Harford; j. A. Haven
strife of Moscow; Hendrick Adams of
Chnchilla; John Mackie, of Provi-
dence: Miss Iiarpur, of Thompson;
Miss Mathewson. of Factoryvllle; A. l..
Clark, of Green Grove, and many
others, are examples of what was
within the reach of many others in
nearby towns who feared to enter into
competition with Scranton young peo-
pie.
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1l.25. And so ii continued until the
closing hour. Those who scored points
after O'Clock y. III. were Maxwell
Shepherd, y. m; Fred Gunster. I.02;
Miss Yeager, I'll: Don G. Capwell,
Il2; j. a. HaVenstrlte. I.l3; \. j. kel-
ie' man. -; Charles w. Dorsey. ! 80: 90:
Fred *. Gunster, 80; Miss; Yeage
al: Albert Freedman. IN; Lewis
Bates. 7.45, and William r. S. Rodri-
guez, 80.
There We're eight contestants who
mailed their returns, all bearing post
marks of p. IN. or earlier at their
respective postofices. These We're:
Elmer William. p. m: Herbert
Thompson, p. m; Louis Gere, ! p. M;
j. a, Iiavenstrile, s p. M. Herbert
Thompson, & p. IA; Frank II. Nc
treary. y. M; Maxwell Shepherd, 6
p. m; Miss Jane Mathewson. : p. IN.
The only contestant in the list of
thirty-three leaders who did not score
Il point was Hugh Johnston. of Forest
city, of whom nothing was heard
either in preson or by letter.
Neither of the two Car1ondale win
ncrs cGTe 10 The Tribune Office. Max
well shepherd was represented by his
brother, Russell, eT-select councilman
and president of the board of health
of Carbondlle, who came down ON the
o'clock train, while Maxwell re-
manned at home to hustle for a few
more points. Herbert Thompson
mailed all his, deposting them in the
Carbondale postofilcc in two PACKAGES.
at p. IN.
Three of the contestants, l.. T., stan
ton, Harry Madden and John Mactio,
were on duty with the Thirteenth regi-
ment Mt Olyphant, and not one of The
trio could get away. So they had TO
depend upon friends ana relatives to
guard their interests,
Miss Beatrice Harpur, Miss Jane
MatheWson, Louis Gere, Frank y. Nc
creary and Elmer Williams all de-
pended upon Uncle Sam to keep safe
and deliver promptly their packages of
slips and money, and in each case the
trustee proved faithful.
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SOME OF THE MORE
IMPORTANT CHANGES.

The great rise of Maxwell Shepherd,
OF Carbonate, was il surprising feat
ure of the day. Mr.. Shepherds re-
turns came in two patches, the first
being brought to the office at u. M.
containing 64s points, and the other ar
riving i'm letter bearing the Carbon
dale postmark of q p. M, with is
points. Twenty-three more points
would have given Mr., Shepherd first
place.
Oscar II. Kipp, of Elmhurst also
did remarkably well. He did not enter
the contest until it was more than a
month old, and had big lead to aver
come. lie was in second place on Sal
urday morning, and dropped to third
place at the close, but he is assured of
a good scholarship. no matter what
the two others may select.
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TO our NEW
SUBSCRIBERS.

We trust that our new subscribers
will bear With us if il few mistakes are
made in the delivery of their papers at
the start. 1t is hard for any one not in
touch with the work To- realize the
magnitude of the task of the crcula-
ton manager, He was compelled to
work all Of Saturday night and good
portion OF yesterday, allotting the
names to the various carriers in the
city and suburbs throughout North
eastern Pennsylvania. 1t Is hoped in
Il few days to have everything running
smoothly, and that thereafter there
will be no cause for complaint, Re-
ceipts will be sent to each subscriber
as~fast as they can be made out, and
should be received within two or three
days. II by the first of next week The
Tribune is not received regularly and
in good order, or il receipt for the
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TOR NEARLY six months more
than twoscore of earnest young
men and women have been
striving to secure subscriptions

TOR NEARLY six months more
than twoscore of earnest young
men and women have been
striving to secure subscriptions
to The Tribune. in order that
they might be credited with points in
The Tribunes Educational Contest,
each hoping to secure someone of
the thirty-three valuable scholarships
offered as special rewards to those
scoring the largest number.
1t was not until II o'clock yesterday
morning that the result in full was
known, as the two leading contestants
were so close together. Each slip had
to be gone over thoroughly to make
sure that the contestant had conformed
to all the rules of the contest. How
ever there was not the slightest irregu-
larity in any of the leaders returns and
only three old subscribers were found
among the large number brought in
These points had to be deducted.
The victory of Mr.. Kelerman gives
him the first choice of the entire thirty
three scholarships. He will in all ikeli-
hood select Keystone Academy, in Fac
toryvile, as best suited to him, al
though there are a number of higher
priced scholarships.
The friends of the various contestants
ali seemed to be content to wait until
Monday morning for information as to
the outcome, and, quite unlike the
previous two years, the employees in the
business office had but few questions to
answer. 1t was necessary to ask every
one who did inquire to wait until Mon
day morning, as several of the contest
ants, who reside out of the city, had
possibly not made their returns in full,
and these might later change results.
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Chrales Burns, of Vandling, finishes
in the same place in which he has
been for the past week-fourth. He
holds this place by margin of 66
points over Herbert Thompson.
Herbert Thompson, of Carbondale,
was seventh on Saturday morning, but
despite the good returns brought in
by William Rodriguez, William Sher-
wood and Fred Gunster, he succeeded
in passing them and going to fifth
place. Thus the two ambitious young
men from the Pioneer City will figure
well up among the first of the con-
testants, after a most stubborn and
long drawn-out struggle.
William r. S. Rodriguez, of Scran-
ton, dropped from third to sixth place,
although he has made a very good
fight. He adds one more to a chain of
victories in various contests held by
The Tribune during the past three
years. His brother Charles Is at pres
ent a student at Wyoming Seminary,
Kingston, Pa, as a result of winning
the first place in The Tribunes Edit
cational Contest two years ago.
William Sherwood of Hartford,
should be proud of himself this morn
ing. 1t is not often a young man. ham
dicapped as he has been by his long
distance from Scranton and in the
center of small farming community.
can show such splendid staying quail
ties. He only dropped down one place
in the rush of the last hour. and is
seventh. being 81 points behind Mr..
Thompson.
Albert Freedman, of Bellevue, who
retains eighth place, is an example of
hustle and activity. He is only 10
points behind Mr.. Sherwood.
Fred X. Gunster, of Green Ridge. in
ninth place now, dropped from fifth
the furthest of any of the ten leaders
Mr.. Gunster has been employed to a
greater or lesser extent in work out
side Scranton and, consequently, has
not been able to do his best
Joseph A. Havenstrite. of Moscow
who retains tenth place. completes the
list of the first ten leaders. Mr.. Haven
strife was the first one to enter the
contest, and also the first one to score
a point. Mr. Havenstrite has been
close to tenth place all through the
contest.
beloW telltH pl'lce There were d'SO
many changes. Those who made Il
gain in their position over the ones
they occupied on Saturday morning
are:
Leroi E. Stanton, of Scranton, went
from twelfth to eleventh place.
Henry T.. Collins, of KiZers, went
from sixteenth to fourteenth.
Miss Mary Yeager, of Green Ridge
went' from thirty-siXth to eighteenth.
A. l.. Clark. of Green Grove. went
from twenty-fourth to fifteenth.
John Maclie. of Providence. went
from twenty eighth to nineteenth.
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WHAT WAS DONE
WITH TIES.

AS will be noticed by the table of
winning contestants, there are two ties
In the first case, Miss Beatrice Harpur
and Fred Kibler are apparently tied
for twenty-third place, but the place is
given to the Thompson young lady,
under the right of priority, the rule
covering this saying; "In case of ties,
the one who succeeds in first scoring
the number of points will have the first
choice Of special reward. The hour
of making the return at The Tribune
office or the postmark will decide. Miss
Harpur's letter bore a postmark of z
p. m. on Friday evening.
The other tie was between Hugh
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Johnston and Eddie Morris for twenty
ninth place. AS MIR. Johnstons points
were scored twenty-four hours ahead
of Mr.. Morris, he has a choice of
scholarships before the latter does.
Every precaution was taken to guard
against dispute, in case there should
be Il tie. an accurate record being kept
of the hour and minute each contestant
scored.
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POSSIBILITY OF
FURTHER CHANGES.

In accordance with the rules printed
in The Tribune, no report of the stand
ing of the various contests was given
out on Saturday night, as 1t was pos
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ter of course. The contestants began
to come in early, and averaged two or
three returns an hour, from s o'clock
in the morning until in the evening.
The first return was made by Arthur
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by Homer kresge, at 9.2O. Miss Yea
ger, who made five separate returns
during the day, made her second one
at 1927, AMI A. j. Kellerman put in the
first big bunch of coupons received at
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sible that same mail returns might
materially alter the result. IT had
been provided that any letter with a
postmark of p. IN. or earlier would
be received and any points that might
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money paid contestant has not
reached those entitled to 1t. they
should notify the circulation depart
mcnt of The Tribune. and no effort
will be spared TO correct all errors.
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Close of The TTibuneS Educational Contest.

Trbune's third
Augustus Keerman of the first place with
total Of points.
Maxwell Shepherd Carbonda with 117S
points, only points
Oscar H. Kpp, of Elmhurst, is third with 9a4 points
Charles vandng, fourth, with seq points.
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j. Thayer at So, and he was followed
by Miss Mary Yeager at Sis a. m
Fred kibler was the third To reach the
office, at 3.lS. and was closely followed
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III lue STdHu tOtdl Ol 6ouD points OH sat
urday, divided as follows:
Maxwell Shepherd. Carbondale. .... $50
Oscar III. Kipp. IIlmhurSt.. t.............26 .264
Herbert Thompson, CarbOndale.. 80. 253
n. j. kellerman, Scranton. .255
Charles Burns. Nandling. 24S
Albert Freedman, Bellevue. ...........1I4
y. l.. Clark, Green Grove. LA
William II. Sherwood. Hartford. -. .13S
Miss Mary Yeager, Green Ridge. -. 1856
William II. S. Rodriguez, Scranton. .121
Leroi f.. Stanton, Scranton. ia
John Mackie. Providence..... 100
Henry L. Collins, Kizers. s.............. 93
Miss Jane Mathewson, Factoryville.. &c
j. A. Havenstrite, Moscow 81
Hendrick Adams, Chinchlla. .......... 5S
Homer Kresge, Hyde Park........... 45
Fred X. Gunster, Green Ridge. ....... 43
Eddie Morris, South Scranton. .. 80
Fred I<ibler, South Scranton..... SO
Miss Edna Coleman, Scranton. 800. 81
Elmer Williams, Elmhurst ............ 50
Lewis Bates, Scranton. %
Louis Gere, Brooklyn. Observation-Disclosures. 10
Walter Hallstead, Scranton. 10
Harry Madden, Scranton. ............ 16
William Cooper, Priceburg. ......... 10
Charles W. Dorsey Scranton. ....... II
Frank b. McCreary, Hallstead. d....... 13
Miss Beatrice Harpur, Thompson.... Il
Lee Culver, Springville. le.............. s
Don c. Capwell, Scranton. 6
Arthur j. Thayer, South Scranton... 5
Two of the contestants who were in
the list of thirty-tlree leaders up to the
closing day We're unfortunate enough to
fall below thirty third place in the final
roundup. They are Lee Culver, of
Sprin9vile who finishes in thirty
fourth place, and Grant Nj. Decker, of
Hallstead, who is now thirty fifth
Miss Mary Yeager, of Green Ridge,
furnished the surprise of the day. In
the morning she was in thirty-siXth
place, but by hard work and FREQUENT
retlrns on Saturday, she was able to
finish eighteenth, and leads the list of
young ladies. and will be entitled to
the first choice of scholarships for
girls.
There were ten contestants who fin
ished in precisely the same positions
that they occupied on Saturday morn
ing, these being \. j. Kellerman.
Charles Burns, Albert Freedman. ].
A. Havenstrite, Hendrick Adams, Miss
Jane MatheWson, Louis Gere, Eddie
Morris, Miss Edna Coleman and Wall
ter Hallstead. There were twenty-four
others VINO were shifted around up or
down. according to their own or their
neighbors' rise and fall.
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SOMETHING ABOUT
THE CONTESTANTS.

1t Will probably interest our readers
to know something about these ambi-
tous young men and women, so a
biography of some of the contestants
is herewith given:
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POINTS SCORED
ON LAST DAY.

Thirty-three contestants in all brought
in the grand total of 1906 points on Sat
urday, divided as follows:
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RUSH OF THE
CLOSING HOURS.

The day was devoid of the rush. en-
element and hustle expected as mat
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Continued on page 81
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A. 7 ISE'I ErNiNN
MANW ELL SHEPHERD.
The age-herald., 1902-01-28
Tim Murphy.

"A Capitol Comedy" which Mr. Tim Murphy is to present at the Jefferson Theatre Friday night, is, as the name inn plies, story of Washington life. Though play full of natural and realistic situa- tions and characters both Paul Wilstach, so successful in the leading role repudi- ate the charges made at the capital that men and women of national prominence are made the central figure of the play A prominent resident of Washington pur- sued the theory so far as to prepare an alogy between the initials of the leading characters in "A Capitol Comedy and the initials of the conspicuous Washing tonian, whom he clans are dramatized in the play. As the list was sent to Mir Murphy it was promptly destroyed to pre- vent its reproduction. There may be some relation between the story of "A Capitol Comedy" and the dramatic story of real life well known to gossips in Washington which has caused MT Mur- phy to draw the veil of secrecy over the story of his play. But if there is any thing in the theory of the similarity of initials he is evidently willing that the public guess for themselves for the cast is already public property. The most conspicuous characters are Joel Gay (Mr Murphy, Denator Dinsmore, Edgar Dins- moro, Senator Bert, John Pasowe, Murry Thrope. Louise Dinsmore, Mrs. Mason and Emily Garrison.