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Evening star., 1903-11-07
Columbia Theater.

Paul NJ. Potter's version of Ouida's mas
terpiece "Cnder Two Flags" will be seen
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duce In London, will be used when that
actress tours this country next spring.

Daniel McAvoy. the principal comedian
supporting Anna Held In Mile. Napoleon
has sent in his resignation. as he says his
role Is not congenial and wanting in humor.
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content to permit her vocal talents, beauty
and sprightliness to illuminate part that
has been built to order for her.
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Mildred Holland will make her debut as
Catherine the Great of Russia in s'The
Triumph Of an Express" about the hou-
days.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Kendalls children, Doro-
thy Grimston. at the Garrick, and Dor
rington Grimston, in Lefty" at the Duke
of York's theater, London made successes
on their first appearance as performers.
Evening star., 1903-11-07

Hartford, Conn, has generally been con
sidered the birth place Of Clyde Fitch. bu,
the author in recent interview says tha,
he was born in Elmira, N. Y
Evening star., 1903-11-07

Latest reports from the west are to the
effect that the tour Of the Hawthorne sis
ters in 1.-The Fortune Hunters is about to
be closed.
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The report that Mr.. VIM. Kirkpatrick has
resigned his position Is unfounded as Mr.
Kirkpa trick will continue his work as di-
rector of music at Trinity Episcopal Church
and has planned some interesting music for
Christmas time.
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E. H. sothern had the honor of dedicat-
ing the reconstructed Lyceum Theater.
New York. last Monday night with ''The
Proud Prince"
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Henry e. Dixey has bought out the inter-
ests of Nat Roth and Joe Ullman in Fac
ing the Music" and is now managing him
self in that play.
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One Of the scenes in "An English Daisy,
in which Chritie Mcdonald and Charlie.
T. Bigelow are soon to appear, shows !
wedding In lions cage.
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Jennie Yeamans has filed a petition IL
bankruptcy. giving her assets as $50 ant
her liabilities as s5672.
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Mr Oscar Gareissen will fill the position
Of bass solost in the quartet choir of Cal
vary Baptist Church for the coming year
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Matrin Harvey will probably present 'The
Breed of the Treshams" in London IL he can
secure q theater, although 1t would involve
the canceling OF his American tour
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'The Mistress Of the Robes" the new
comedy which Ellen Terry will soon pro-
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The Girl From Kay's" was given its
first performance in New York, last Mon
day night and a big success Is reported.
Sam Bernard and Hattie Williams, in the
chief roles, helped materially to make the
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Albert Parr retires from the cast of
"Erminie" this week and W. C. Weeden
takes his placsS
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Miss Mary Kimball will give her first
piano recital shortly before Christmas.

The program at the reading room for the
blind Wednesday. November 4, was rem
dered by Oscar Franklin Comstock and
Theodore T. Apple. Mr.. Comstock played
four Chopin numbers. including the Fourth
Ballade. Mr.. Apple sang "Vulcans Song"
by Gounod from Philemon and Baucts;
Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves" recita-
tive, and Aria from julius Caesar. by Han
DEL the bass aria from LA Juive," by Hal
evy; "Song of Hybias the Cretan," by Ell
lott, and sveral smaller songs, concluding
with Tschaikowskt's Don Juans Sere-
made"
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Mr.. Thomas L. Jones. last year precentor
at Eastern Presbyterian Church is now d-
rector of music at the Church of the
Reformation.
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Elita Proctor Otis is to be starred in the
f1rst-class houses in "Hedda Gabler"
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A chorus choir of sixteen voices has been
organized at McKendree NJ. E. Church. un-
der the direction of Mr.. James Jemison.
Miss Kate BoWbeeS is the organist.
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Miss Eleanor Robson's tour in l. Zane-
her to WashingtonSweek of December IA.
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Manager Sam Shubert reached New York
from London last Sunday and Immediately
announced that Dolly Warden" would
close in the English metropolis tonight.
Mabelle Gilman will go to Paris for a
month, while the remainder of the COM
pany will return to New York. Mr.. Shu-
bert says Dolly Warden" was a failure
because it was an American production.
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Great is the Lord" by Lohr, and offer
tory. Sweet Day of Rest" by Thayer.
The quartet is the same as during the past
two years, and comprises Mrs. Alfred I.
Gage, Mrs. John Roberts and Messrs. j. l..
Apple and Schaffer assisted by large
chorus.
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The choir Of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church sang a program Of special music
on All Saints day. including the venite,
TIE Deum and Jubilate by Dudley Buck;
Gloria In Excelsis. by J. Z. Apple; anthem,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
pool SELLING STOPPED.

Boston, Aug 29.-The state police au-
Lnorltles stopped the pool selling yes
terday afternoon at the Grand Circuit
races at Readyille, after tickets had
peen sold on three of the events that
comprised the days card The track
was III god shape and about $500 per-
sons attended the sport Of the favor
ties only one, Frank Wilson, met with
reverse. Major G. was the horse
VINO beat him. Al Book was big
IaEorlte in the 2I9 pace and brought
SloO to the fields $40. There was moth
ing to it but the iron horse, for that is
the name that has been given to the
son OF Nutwood because of his good
work. Prince of Orange was a big
favonte in the 2:O8 trot, selling for $50,
while Dan T. and Ferno brought SIS
and $l2 respectively. The favorite
took the first heat from Fereno by a.
length. In the next heat Dan T. broke
and came back. Geers made a ter
rltlc drive in the sketch, but could not
catch Prince of Orange. Frank Viii
son brought $500 and Major G. $S5 i
the 2:13 pace. Major g. received a
Dad send-off in the first heat, but Cox
sent him strongly through the back
stretch and just missed being first by
breaking under the wire In the next
heat Cox made one of the greatest
drives ever seen ON the Readville track,
for after Major G. broke in the stretch
he picked him up and beat Frank Viii
son. The next heat Major c. won
easily. Then the police authorities
stopped the betting. Dillon Boy, who
won on Monday, had very little diff
Guilty in beating his field in the 2:16
trot. He won the event in straight
heats. with Fred McC1ung second the
first time, while dn the second Rowel-
Ian was half a length back at the wire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
STRAY BITS OF SPORT.

The approach of the fall season has
put the football players on edge, with
the result that the following coaches
have been selected for the leading col
leges: Yale, George B. Chadwick;
Princeton. Arthur R. HiIlebrand; Co
lumbia, Ray Morley; Pennsylvania,
Carl Williams: Harvard, Cranston;
University Of Michigan. "Hurry-Up'
Yost: University of Chicago, A A
Stage; University of Illinois, George
woodruff, formerly of Pennsylvania
Northwestern university, wallace Nc
Cormac.
Arthur F. Duffy and J. S. Westney
are still touring the British Isles and
adding daily to their collection Of
prizes. One of their latest invasions
was at the Celtic 2. C. sports, Park
head. Glasgow, and Eaere We're $4,000
persons present Dufsy ran disap-
pointingly in the invitation 100-yard,
the winner being J. P. Stark off the
five and a half-yard mark. Westney
was also unplaced. On the same af-
ternoon T. Nicholson of Kyle made a
new Scotch record Of 1853 feet in the
16-pound hammer. The Ieahy broth
ers of Ireland who are coming to
America for the championship, monop-
olized the jumping events, F. j. win
ming the broad with % feet 10 inches
and Con winning the high with 5 feet
10 inches. Denis Morgan won the 16-
pound shot with AS feet inch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
was to be arrested, but it didn't come
THE LEAGUE STANDING.


With the vickers games; Without
the Vickers games; With the Quinn
games; Without the Quinn games;
With games in which Merrick UNI
pired; With games in which Merr1ck
was not mobbed With games in Merl-
den; Without games in Meriden; With
games in which the players did not
assault each other; Without games IN
which the players pummeled the UNI
pire; With games not approved Dy.
Secretary O'Rourke; Without games
in which Secretary O'Rourke reversed
the umpire's decision; With games
which could be witnessed by the pub
lie; With games in which no ropsl
could be secured to y keep back the
crowd; With games in which no UNI,
pire appeared; With games umplred
by any lobster who could be inve1g1ed
out of the crowd; With games in which
Springfield had 'shard luck;" Without
the .'hard luck games; With games IN
which Holyoke was rude enough to
pound opposing pitchers all over the
lot: without those games nu-
merous standings of that nature
ought to result in every city ON the
circuit being Thoroughly satisfied with
the seasons work of it's team. The
remnant. which is of ma consequence,
might be given Umpire Merrick to use
in binding up his wounds. Spring
field News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
TRADE CONDITIONS.
R. G. DUN & Co. Report No Decline In
Trade, ms Predicted.


NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-R. 6. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
There is still no indication Of the de.
preston in trade and industry that
pessimists predicted would follow the
decline in securities. Conservatism
was developed by the uncertainty re-
garding the effect upon financial con.
ditions, but legitimate business is able
to secure funds as they are required
ness gives promise of greater perma.
nent gain.
Weak spots have been disclosed, and
the technical position strengthened,
just as occurred in the stock market.
REIMBURSEMENT after a period of inf1a-
ton must of necessity bring some loss
es, yet the outlook is frightened by
the removal of threatened industrial
clouds. Dispatches from all sections
testify to the liberal distribution of
merchandise and the disposition to pre-
pare for greater consumption of all the
necessaries of life, while the crops are
making good progress aside from some
cotton districts in Texas
:. Lumber receipts at Philadelphia are
largely exceeding last years, building
operations are rapidly pushed, but tex
tile markets are unsettled Trade is
quiet at Boston owing to the idIeness
in textile mills, although paper mills
and shoe shops are busy.
The number of buyers in New York
is increasing and heavy fall trade is
anticipated. Security dealing is light
and prices are lower despite railway
earnings for August were 90 per cent
larger than last year and I'll per cent
above 1901.
Wheat ffuctuated irregularly in re-
Spouse to news from the northwest
where rains delayed harvesting, and
there is evidence of traffic deficiency
in interior arrivals at primary markets
of only 1902, 179 bushels, against 6,249,-
312 bushels year ago. Exports from
all ports of the United States, -four in
Guided, were 1881 ,253 bushels, COM
pared with 1926 ,626 last year and
$780,, 1902 two years ago. Corn receipts
aggregated 3,403, 605 bushels, against
1,OS6,O93, and Atlantic exports were
571, Jos bushels, against 1851.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported in August aggregate
1892, 621, of which $7,027, 1915 were in
manufacturing, S2,45O, JOB in trading
and $149,643 in other lines. There is a
considerable increase in comparison
with the liabilities of $7,O43,671 last
year. Failures this week numbered
176 in the United States, against 173
last year, and 33 in Canada, compared
with IA a year ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
THE PUGILlSTS.
Bob FitZsimmons Was His Own
Physician

Doctors His Hand and Then Tests Its
Strength-Chester Goodwin Defeated
By Kid Goodman-Jim Jeffords
Quits in His Battle With Fred
Cooley-Other Bits Of Pugilistic
News.
When Fitz was training at Bergen
Beach for his battle with Gus Rubin
he bruised the second knucl1le of his
left hand ON the woody skull of Bob
Armstrong.
Fits knuckles in their normal
shape are about the size of lemons
The bruised bone pulled up and need
ed the attention Of a surgeon.
Bob cut few openings in it with
jackknife, despite the protests Of
George Dawson, his friend and train
err. There is Providence, however,
that takes care of babies and fool
prize fighters, and the knuclzle healed.
It had no sooner hardened than Fitz
began exhibiting it as evidence of his
homemade surgical skill.
Passing a rowboat on the beach one
day, Fftz stopped
''I'll show you just how good that
hand ISL he said.
And drove it through the side of the
boat. She was p1anked with half
inch cedar.
Bob didn't think there was anything
foolish in the act until he got bill for
putting new plank in the boat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
Floods at Council BIufrs.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Aug. Pa
All the lower portions Of the city are
still under water, which has reached,
the lower floors of many homes. Row
boats were being used In several Of the
downtown districts, and that portion OF
the country between here and Lake
Manawa, five miles south, is a solid.
lake. Street cars were abandoned on
the line to Manawa, and launches are
being used instead. The lake itself,
partly artificial, overlooked, and extern.
sive damage was done. Only one rail-
road had clear tracks out Of the city.
Eastern mails are forty-eight hours
late ~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
HARD TASK FOR YANKEES.

An all-American team of golfers has
been chosen to play the indicated
experts from Oxford and Cambridge,
England.
1t will be made up of the following
players, captained by Walter J. Travis:
Findlay S. Douglas. Nassau Country;
A G. Lockwood. Allston, Mass; f. J..
o. Alsop, Middletown, ct; e. NJ. By
ers, Pittsburg: H. G. Mcfarland, Phil
sadelphia; DIR D. P. Fredericks, Oil
City Pa; f. o. Reinhart, Baltusrol;
Charles B. Mcdonald. Garden City;
George T. Brokaw, DEAL G. H. Wheel
eek, Brookline, Mass, and Archie Reid,
st Andrews, substitute.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29

nose was broken in fight several
years ago and since then his breathing
has been impaired. Elmer expects to
return to the ring if the operation is
successful.
Regarding the repeated challenges of
Chick Tucker, Terry McGovern has
this to say: las soon as I make UP
my mind to fight again I will give
Tucker and all those anxious to meet
me a chance. / am open to face all
comers, and if any of the clubs will
give US a good sized purse there is no
reason why we should not come to-
gether.''
In the old building at Scituate, r. L.,
Wednesday night, Hughey Clancy of
Pawtucket. a boxer of some note in
Rhode Island, went the limit with Kid
MIC Fadden of San Francisco, Young
Corbett's sparri1ig partner, but lost the
decision on points. Those who wit
messed the bout thought CLANCY did
remarkably well to stay the entire dis
tance-2O rounds.
Willie Fitzgerald who has not done
any fighting to speak of since he was
knocked out by Joe Cans, has signed
articles Of agreement to meet Jack
O'Keefe of Chicago in ten-round
bout before the Port Huron A. O., Port
Huron, Mich, on September Is. They
will come together at 1876 pounds.
weigh in at 3 O'Clock on the day of the
scrap. O'Keefe has fought Jimmy
Britt twice, winning one mill on a foul
and securing q draw in the other.
Fitzgerald, who is a Brooklyn boy, was
thought to be in line for the light
weight championship until Cans took
his measure He will leave for Port
Huron in few days.
In Terry McGovern,s backyard there
is a. chicken house. presided over by
the pet of the McGovern household.
little Joe. Like his father, Joe is al
ways busy doing something, but most
of his time is put in looking after a
pair of game chickens. One OF the
banties was called Young Corbett. The
other is named after a policeman or
someone of more or less prominence
in South Brooklyn. Young Corbett,
as might be judged by his name, was
a fighter good and proper. Despite
his name the rooster received every
care and attention from Joe. The
other day however, Young Corbett
met defeat in a most inglorious man
ner. He strayed out of the yard and
hooked up with common, ordinary
rooster of mature age and a fighter
from away back. When the smoke
cleared away Young Corbett looked
like a feather buster. Joe picked up
the remains of the barnyard pride and
carried them to his dad. Say,
Pop" said little Joe. what
do you want?' came the reply from
Terry, who was busy putting on his
collar. you're de champion agin,'
GLOW do you make that OUT said
Terry in surprise. "Causs Young Cor
bett is dead Then little Joe dragged
in the fallen hero of the barnyard to
Mrs. McGoyern and that night the
McGovern family Toasted on fine
potpie.-Buffa1o Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
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THE CHINESE REFoRMERs.
Chinese viceroy Promises Them
"Only imprisonment"

Chinese VicerOy Promises Taem
"OnIy imprisonment"
4 SHANGHAI, Aug. 29.-The viceroy,
Chang Chi Tung, has informed the tao.
tai of Shanghai that if the consular
body will surrender the editors OF the
reform paper Supao, who are accused.
of seditious writings, the Chinese gov.
eminent will give an undertaking that
they shall only be sentenced to impris-s
onnent It is to be hoped, adds the
correspondent, that Great Britain VIII
not accede to the Chinese request, be-
cause summary execution wouM be
more merciful than Chinese imprison-.
ment.
The viceroy Of Nanl1in has ordered
the rearrest and trial OF the four re-
formers who were recently arrested for
delivering subversive lectures and lib
Grated on the American missionaries
guaranteeing their reappearance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
LYME AND MATT ALLEN.
Mr. Keene Upholds His Jockey in Dis
pute With Trainer


Lexington, KY, Aug 29.-Lucien
Lyme, the $4,000 American jockey
who is riding. for ]. r. 81 r. p. Keene's
English stable. and Trainer Matt Al
len are at outs. according to reports
received here in the last few days.
Lyne's contract calls for outside
mounts when the Keene stable has no
entry in race, but Trainer Allen sat
down on the Jockeys rights in this re-
spect, asserting. he needed his services
to work the horses and by taking out
side mounts he was not always able
to give his best work on the Keene
horses.
Allen also ordered Lyme to rub the
legs of the horses. Jockey Lyme cabled
a complaint to j. r. Keene. The lat
ter instructed the trainer to let Lyme
ride in any race for other owners
when the Keene stable had no starter.
and that if more rTbbers were needed
theyywoud be sent to him on the next
outgoing steamer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES.
A Record Number for Next Weeks
PLAY at Nassau

A Record Number for Next Week s
Play at Nassau.
There are 145 entries for the anna
teur golf championship, to be held
next week at the Nassau Country
club, which is the record entry. The
representation by states is in this or
der:
New York, 80; Pennsylvania, 35;
New Jersey, "a; Illinois, ID; Connect
cut, g.; Massachusetts, Z; District of
Columbia, 4; Michigan, 8; Rhode Is
land, 3; Missouri, 2; Texas, 2; Ohio, 1;
Vermont, /; Louisiana, 1; Wisconsin. 1.
Under the new plan of match play,
without a qualifying round, thirty
four will play in the preliminary round
on Tuesday morning, the seventeen
survivors and the others making 12S
to play in the first round on Tuesday
afternoon. The u. IS. G. A. committee
will give out the draw tomorrow
An analysis of the entries shows
THAT many of the oldJtimers, such as
James A. Tying, J. 6. Thorp, @. B. Nc
Donald, M. M. Michael and Allan
Kennaday, have not entered, but in
their place comes a host of the young
err set, particularly from the west.
Louis n. James, the title holder, is en-
tered, and former holders of the title
engaged are Findlay IS. Douglas and
Walter j. Travis The more conspic-
uous entries, on their recent form, in
Guide Waiter e. Egan, the western
champion; H. Chandler Egan, inter
collegiate champion; w. P Smith, for
three years champion of the Philadel-
'phia league; Charles FL. Seely, thrice
champion of Connecticut; Bruce D.
Smith of Onwentsia; f. J. o. Alsop of
Yale; Frank 0. Reinhart of Princeton;
Arthur G. Lockwood of Boston; Arch
lbald Graham of Paterson; the two
Havemeyers of Sea'bright, and George
L. Brokaw of Princeton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29

Left Fielder Mccarthy of the CIeve
land American league team yesterday
received his ten days notice of release.
Flick probably will go from right to
left field and Thoney or Hardy to
right.
s.Rube' Waddell, formerly with the
Athletics Of the American league, will
pitch for Poughkeepsie against Ho-
boken tomorrow. Each team has won
q game so far, and this one promises
to be interesting.
Roger Conner, on his arrival in
Springfield last night, boarded car
Immediately, for he said he was.
having his team beaten by the tail
enders- Springfield Union.
Terry McGoyern may play second
base for Jim O.Rourke's team of the
Connecticut state league when it lines
up against the Murray Hills on
Olympia Field, 135th street and Lenox
avenue, tomorrow. Deegan viii pitch
against the Nutmeg state aggregation.
Connie Murphy, who was secured by
Manager Flanagan of Lawrence, was
prevented from playing Thursday by
Manager Doe of New Bedford, who
claims that Murphy has not been re-
leased by him. Murphy's terms were
accepted by Lawrence on representa-
tons that he was free TO sign. The
player states, in reference to Manager
Does claim, that he was given a verbal
release by the New Bedford manager
in the presence of several witnesses,
and that he was paid his salary up to
the time he was released. Murphy
will refuse to play with New Bedford
and will fight Manager Does claim to
his services.
The players are telling a good story
about how Captain Ira Thomas scared
Joe Conner the last time the teams
played in Springfield. Conner calls
Thomas big amateur and Thomas
calls Conner a big stiff. As far as the
playing abilities of the men are con-
cerned Thomas is much the better man
and is so considered in every city on
the circuit except Springfield, where
they have a peculiar habit of overrat-
ing the men on the home team. Joe
Conner rallied to make good in Wash
ington and when he returned to the
state league he had an idea that he
was the only backstop in the business
In the last game in Springfield Thomas
and Conner engaged in some personal
tiles and Conner threatened to punch
the big Hartford captain. He was told
he could start at once. Thomas is a
good-natured young man and does not
look for trouble, but he could easily
handle any two ordinary men. After
the game he looked for Conner to see
what he would have to say, but the
Springfield captain took short cut
home. 1t was noticed in the game
here Thursday that Conner was very
quiet and kept as far away from
Thomas as possible Cour-
ant. Pretty hard lines on Joe, who
was never known to look for f1stic
argument.