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The Washington times., 1904-03-17
FIGHT STARTED
AGAINST BAKERS
Warrants Against Those
Selling Short LOaves.
UNDER OLD-TlME STATUTE
Police Determined to Enforce Law and
Compel Manufacturers 20 Fur
nish Full Weight Bread.

Warrants for the arrest Of eight prom
inent local bakers for selling short
weight bread We're issued in the Police
Court today.
As result of the information sworn
ont again Andrew. SchickIer. who CON
ducts a bakery at rs Marshall Street
northwest, he forfeited SD I'm the Police
Court for selling six loaves which were
lighter in weight than the law calls for
Tomorrow morning the other seven
warrants, and probably more. viii be
returned and disposition made of the
cases
Policemen Hood and Sanford. to-
Sether with the assistant sealer of
weights and measures. rode around
Washington IN a closed vehicle yes
terdaY- As Mr.. Schickler's wagon hove
IN sight they all got out and held I'D
the driver. Taking out every loaf of
bread IN The wagon. the assistant seaIer
weighed them. AT the end of this per-
Iormance, six loaves We're found to be
underweght. and Mr. Schickler was
compelled TO leave 81 collateral for each
short'Yeight loaf. Rather than appear
in the Police Court he forfeited the
mount
Old-Time Law.
The law covering the short-weight
lOaves is as Old as the hills 1t was
resurrected from Webster's Digest of
the Laws of the Corporation Of Wash
ington, published in 1858 The clause
which deals with the size OF the Ioaves
is considered vague and inapplicable in
these later days.
Captain Gessford. Of the Police De-
partent. summoned TO his office today
about twenty bakers. and appraised them
OF the fact that a fight has been inauR-
urated against shortweight bread and
warned them against violating the law
me captain says the Assistant Sealer
ana Two policeman will make trips
around the city at various times within
the near future. He said no time would
be specified for the trips and at the
very moment bakers We're not suspect
ing II. 4 call might be made
Price Raised Elsewhere.
In several OF the large cities the price
OF leaves Of bread has been Increased to
8 and cents. and about a month ago il
y as rUmored that corresponding in
crease would be made here. When oues-
TONED. Washington bakers said they
rad 20 pay 81 more for every barrel Of
hour bought this year because Of the
increased price OF wheat. but they de-
MEG they would increase the price Of
loaI bread. The Sealer or Weights and
Measures and the police had their own
mlsgfVings, and suspected that the
BAKERS would resort 20 the old trick Of !
me trade and get around the increase /
price OF flour by leaving of "a little
dough from each loaf
Mr. Webb. ~ his Digest % gives the I
ponce absolute authority to visit any
ana every bakery and look over the I
cough scales, and anything else there /
~ IS DelleVed that several policemen
VIII be detailed within the near future /
70 visit the bakeries at night and see
u the dough when placed on the scales /
before baking is as heavy as in should I
be 0iu
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a DEsIRARLE HAND PnnK

treatise on tho Worlds Fair M 81
Louis has been published by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. in an Hlumf-
mated folder OF eighty-four pages. set
ting forth the attractions of the great
lair in most admirable and complete
manner III contains some slxty-eight
views az buildings including maps OF
Ct Louis tie original Louisiana Pur-
chase aud Tie Wo~ld's Fair grounds.
u IL resume az what may be seen at
the exposition giving Interesting and
valuable information. III may be had
free on application TO any OF The RAJ
tiuIore and Ohio ticket agents.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Eugene Smith. %. and Maggie Mason,
IS
Nathaniel r. Durrett. 81 and Marie
Thomas. %. both Of Suartsviie. Va
William NJ Lynch, %. and Agnes
Beans p. both LoudOun county. Va.
william Jones Campbell. 45. and Hat
tie Dudley. o.
J. J Beach So and Mary NulhoHaud.
26. both Springvale Fairfax county. Va
William r. Lee. "a. and Clara Jones.
IS.
Philip p Bowersox, 20. and Bessie NJ
Lee %
Alfred Pierce Adams. %. District Of
Columbia and Mary Emma VauhOrn 25
Baltimore Nd.
William f. Lucas p. and Victoria
Scruggs D.
William Harmon p. and Kate Conus.
20
Leonard Blackwell p. and Rosa Davis.
2l
Samuel Berry p. and Lena Holmes. q.
George ~. Stringer. %. and Lulu Lew
Is. 70. both LoudoUn county. va.
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The Leaders in Our Guar
anteed $500 Hats.

The Season is far enough adj
vanced; enough hats have been
sold TO say definitely what Is the
thing for Spring.
The leading Stiff Hat--Bloc',;
No. 10. a fat set Hat with a wide
fiat curve.
The leading Soft Hattie
'New Stanhope," a wide brimm-
ed soft hat, heavy rolled back
and dropping front. The best
selling colors are black and
English Beaver"
We mention the two leading
blocks for Spring, but you win
also find in this $500 line copies
of all the spring blocks of the
$500 and $500 Hats.
We guarantee every haf 10 wear
10 your complete satisfaction.
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REFUSE TO REDUCE
THEIR COAL RATES

PITTSBCRG. Pa. March l1.--The raI-
roads have refused 10 reduce- coal and
other freight rates 10 meet present busi-
ness conditions, The action was token
at a Joint meeting OF the Ohio Coal
Traffic and Western Pennsylvania, and
Eastern Ohio Traffic Associations yes
terday.
The coal operators asked for a 10 per
cent reduction, and are complaining bit
tcrly over the action of the railroads. D
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RECONCILIATION ENDS
MAINTENANCE SUIT

Mrs. Ida p. Eberly has discontinued
the proceedings begun some time ago
against her husband. FREDERICK A. Eber-
iy. Tor separate support and ~mainte-
nance There has been "a reconciliation
OF ihls domestic trouble T. II Mackey
lep1ese uted the complainant
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HoRsEG HURT IN COLLISION

Colliding with a Capital Traction car
at Fourteenth and = Streets northwest
about O'Clock last evening, two horses
attached 10 q wagon owned bv the rit-
tlefeld and Alvord CompsDv 49,,
knocked down and injured about fbe
body and limbs. Their skin was scrar,ad
of IN several places. but the iuiurir,,
eeeded on 20 the stables
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49, - 4A@N " ~ E---@-N--
In the opinion of Representative Sullo-
way. chairman OF the House Committee
on Invalid Pensions, the order promul-
gated by Secretary Hitchcock. whereby
age is TO count as part disability I'm the
matter OF claims for pensions viii not
cost the Government 10 exceed $1,000
coo annually; il may not increase the
amount paid out in pensions more than
s.. 00GG00 wear
The rule in effect by executive decree
exacts the provisions Of the first Sullo-
way bill. but il is pointed out that it is
a long way from the service pension
of the Grand Army and only
a step in the direction of the sort Of
legislation that organization desires
1t IS estimated that the service pen
sion bin of the G. A. r. would cost
the Government between thirteen and
sixteen millions annually. The distinc-
ton is made between the O. A. r.
proposition and the Pension Bureau
recent order that the former is service
pension matter while the latter Is an
age pension order. The service pension
bin Introduced by Representative Sullo-
way, which is not all that the Grand
Army desires, may not now be acted
upon as a result OF the order. although
the two propositions are quite different
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ARGENTINE DUELISTS
ESCAPE UNFRAMED
Senator and Former Minister Fight
Bloodless Battle Over Newspaper
Criticisms During Elections.

BIT ENOs AYREs. Argentina. via Cal
weston. Tex. March 17.-Dr Nenito VII
lanueva. recently elected senator for
TINS city. and Or. Miguel Cane. formerly
Argentine minister 20 France. fought a
duel on Saturday. The dueiists fired
Two shots each, but both escaped unfn-
JuFed The affair grew out of ne,vsDs-
per criticisms in the late elections.
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Not Expensive.

This order VIII not boz an expensive
one 20 the Government said Represen-
tative SuliDWay today AS fast as the
old soldiers are admitted al one end of
the pension list they 60 ont at the other.
for they are constantly diving off.
''Wheher or not this order will inter
fere IN any way with the action of the
Committee on Invalid Pensions on the
so-called service pension bin. or not. 4
cannot say. That is q 1uattcr for the
committee TO decide. This order follows
almost exactly the provisions of the bilt
which I introduced on December Z. Hast
wear. 10 allow the matter OF age % be
counted as part disability
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Three Extra Shoe Values
for Tomorrow.

One Lot of Ladies' Black Wei
Kid and Patent Kid Oxfords IN
Low Button Butcher. and Regu-
lar cut. Kid and Patent Tip,
Hand turn sewed, Cuban. Steeple
and French Heels. New
81 sRo az s,,n 500 and $50
One Lot Of Boys and Youths
Satin and Wax Calf Lace Shoes.
Solid Oak SOles, comfortable
shapes. All sizes. Ct Or
$500 values .... AsZO
One Lot of Mems Black Vici
Kid and Velour Calf Lace Shoes.
good shapes, Oak Ct Or
soles. $500 value IsHC
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Two Trade-BringerS in Furnishing Department
for Friday and SATURDAY..

Medium weight Merino Shirts and Drawers in
White Shirts silk bound pearl buttons and ribbed Drawers
waist band pearl buttons double
This is the best garment for the money that ENC
regular 81. Norfolk and New Brunswick Medium
weight Shirts Drawers for garment In gray and tan
Where else could you duplicate this oferiHg9
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ARMY VETERANS PLEASED
WITH PENSION ORDER
Nj. Sideways Opinion.
- - - -. )

sas delegation has been especially ac-
tive for service pension legislation.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-30
THE STAR

Pirates Of Panama is the title of
the musical extravaganza which will be
introduced by the Transatlantic Bur
-lesquers at the Star theater this week,
beginning with today's matinee.
The plot deals with a number of Co
lombians who organized themselves
into a band Of pirates for the purpose
of wrecking vessels suspected of con-
veying United States officials to run
the affairs of little Panama. Several
schemers and Capt. Waters. an officer
of the United States army, were on
one of the -fated boats which was
bound for Panama, where the captain
intended to trace his long lost child,
the heiress of vast fortune Many
years previous the unfortunate girl was
stolen by the pirates, who made their
headquarters in the caves Of the many
rocks surrounding the new republic.
Inez, a Spanish woman, acting as spy,
is the only one acquainted with the
identity of Valetta, the young girl,
known as the pirates ward, who de-
veleped into beautiful young woman.
The captain and the entire party of
the ship are lured into the resting
place of the pirates. where Valetta. the
fascinating and handsome. ward, found
marked attention paid her by the cap
tain. IneZ, the female spy, becomes
also infatuated with the captain.
The plotting and contemplating that
follow and the happy ending sustain
interest to the last.
Many specialties, picturesque seen
cry, attractive costumes and chorus
of pretty girls are promised.
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"RAEFLES, THE AMATEUR
cRAcKSMAN"

Kyrle Bel1ew and e. M. Holland two
stars of different spheres of acting, but
of equal magnitude, will shine together
at the Metropolitan for four nights and
a matinee, beginning Sunday, Nov. 6,
presenting that whimsical and oddly
named drama. "Raff1es, the Amateur
Craftsman" Mr.. Bellew as the gen.
tleInan burglar and Mr.. Holland as the
retired detective who runs down "ar-
tistic criminals like the cracksman
''for sport, presented the now famous
Hornung- -Presbrey play for over six
months in New York last season-in
fact. this was the only drama to pass
the double century mark in the metrop
oils. 1t is said that Raff1es is the suav-
est, nerviest, most lovable and ire
sistible villain that ever trod the
boards, and that there never was a
more engaging stage Hawkshaw than
Capt. Bedford. The supporting COM
pany is the same as that seen at the
Princess and Savoy theaters, New
York, and includes Clara Blandick,
Beverly Sitgreaves, Hattie Russell,
Olive WyndIlana, Mignon Beranger,
Frank Connor and Stanton Elliott.
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when Dan Matthews suddenly appears
and openly accuses Jack Walters of
crime of which he {Matthews) is guilty.
By false accusations he convinces Edna
of the truth of his assertions, and she,
blinded by disgrace and jealousy, elopes
with and marries Matthews. John Al
len disowns his daughter and drives
her from his home.
The scene then shifts to New York,
where Edna has been deserted by Mat
thews, and with her two children strug-
giles for living amid the toilers Of the
tenements. In the fourth act new and
novel feature has been introduced. It
shows the interior of a large circus
menagerie, owned by Dan Matthews,
while Mary Foster is teaching Ednas
child to dance. Matthews grabs the
child and hurls it into the cage of lions.
The little one is rescued from apparent
ly certain death by Jack Walters, who,
after six years estrangement and
search for his former sweetheart, finds
her at this critical moment.
After the Wednesday and Saturday
matinees a novel feature will be pre-
sented in the feeding Of the lions Nero
and Cleopatra by the little child actress,
Little Mildred"
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pTHE JEWEL OF ASIA" AT THE
METROPOLITAN

:. .'The Jewel of ASIA musical COM
edy which is said to have enjoyed
profitable engagement in New York
city, will be the attraction at the Met
ropolitan for the first half of this week,
beginning tonight.
"The Jewel of Asia" is disclosed in
two acts. The two principal charac-
ters are the title rele and an eccentric
comedy part of an alert and enterprls-
ing Frenchman, who finds before long
he has ventured far beyond his debts.
and through having impersonated
somebody else, is compelled to make
ready for combat with the pasha'S
champion warrior.
rs The Heroine in 1.-The Jewel of Asia" !"
sWhiIe sVisiting' Paris with her COM
panions in the pasha's harem. under
,-sthe guidance of the pasha and his man
Friday, decides to cut it all and make
good her escape. This she does with
q party which includes the trouble
stirring Frenchman, and after this the
scene shifts to pictorial interior,
which is not unSuggestive of the fa-
nous pink ball room in the Casino
production of "Erminie," In this scene
are presented the sumptuous costumes
and chorus combination wherein
twelve statuesque young women figure
in a gayotte While wearing fur frocks
which the ambitious press agent
conf1dentially asserts cost $4,000
apiece.
Miss Vera Michelena, young Amer
ican girl, credited with attractive
physical attributes as we'll as a good
singing voice is featured as the
jewel, ana William Blaisdell, who has
interpreted many leading comic opera
testers, appears as the omnipresent
Frenchman.- The production is the
original one.
The libretto is by Frederic r. Ran
ken, author of Miss Marie CahilIs sue
cess, Nancy Brown" as we'll as of
sWinsome Winnie" and other New
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~ NE of the cleverest farces that
has occupied the local stage in
W at least year, if not more, is
who's Brown" which closed
an engagement at the Metropolitan last
night
"Who's Brown?" is not comedy and
subject to comparison with such dra-
matte delectation as was afforded by
"Cousin Kate Joseph Entangled,"
embarrassing Julia" and "The Girl
With the Green Eyes," but farce. AS
such it is to be. judged and enjoyed, and
as such it was judged and enjoyed by
every healthy, normal human being
who witnessed it.
1t was capably acted, notably by Will
liam Morris, who played the principal
role, and Thomas Mcguire and Sadie
Stringham, who appeared as the real
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, the former a
.simpering, mincing hairdresser, the lat
ter his well meaning but vulgar spouse.
The serious deneanor -and quiet
methods of Mr.. Morris as the make
believe Brown heightened the effect Of
the amusing situations and predica-
ments of the other characters. Indeed,
the salvation of farce lies in the serious
aspect of the players. Mr.. Morris is
an actor of ripe experience, who appre-
ciates the value of contrast, and knows
when to impart that quality. Conse-
quently his own exhibition of perturba-
ton and jealousy on the part of
Brown" in the last act added to the
dramatic value of the scene, and in
,tensified the humanity of the character.
The exaggerations of who's Brown
are not only permissible but justifiable
In farce.
without dramatic license, drama
would be impossible. Naturally farce
demands a greater leeway in the mat
ter of probability than genuine COM
edy or tragedy. Its sole purpose is to
tickle the risibilities, and if it accom-
plishes that end as readily and success
fully as who's Brown?" did at the
metropolitan, with so little eXaggera-
.tion, it may justly be pronounced a
rafting good entertainment. And it
was. F. 6. n.
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be seen at the Metropolitan THURSDAY,
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10, IL, IL.
seRabes in Toyland' is similar to the
wizard" in some respects, but is SAID
to be much more elaborate and to en-
list a greater number of people IN It's
presentation. The libretto Of the
"Babes' was furnished by Glen Mac
Donough and all the music for 1T was
composed by Victor Herbert. Like Its
predecessor, it is a fairy play, with
constant change of scene and all the
glitter and glamour that belongs to
that style of entertainment. Partlcu-
lar stress is laid on the music, how
ever, which is Of a quality very much
superior to the usual kind to be found
In an extravaganza, as it needs must
be, coming from such musician as
Victor Herbert.
The opening scene Of Frank Daniels
latest musical success, "The Office
Boy" which will play half weeks
engagement at the Metropolitan, COM
mencing Nov. IS, is spoken of as dis
tinct novelty. 1t represents the law
yer's office and the members of the
opening chorus appear as typeWr1ters
and bookkeepers.
Nov. II, Is and 19 will be Hamlin and
MitchelTs musical comedy, ''The Wiz
ard Of o.
"The. Millionaire" one of the largest
musical extrayaganZas of the present
season, will be presented at the Met
ropolitan opera house for half weeks
engagement, beginning Sunday, Nov.
20. The company numbers over 100
people and is headed by Thomas Sea-
brooke.
The Metropolitan will offer for it's
Thanksgiving attraction THE Eternal
City" This was one Of the most sue
cessful attractions that played in ST.
Paul last year.
The emotional four-act drama, en-
titled Welded but No Wife," by Mau-
rice J. Fielding, with Selma Herman
in the leading role, Is coming to the
Grand. The play deals with the mar
riage of young minister and his
sweetheart and their settling down in
the little village parsonage to a span
Of marital happiness which proves
brief, owing to the Vaccinations of
former lover of the wife.
Williams and Walker, colored come
dians, will soon present at the Grand
"In Dahomey," a musical farce. A
company of seventy five people is car
ried by these. clever performers this
season.
A production OF unusual magnitude,
1t is said, will be given by the young
actor, Ralph Stuart, in his coming en-
gagement of by Right of Sword" at
the Grand.
Kellar, the magician, is coming soon
to the Grand. A new programme will
be presented, which includes num-
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"HER FIRST FALSE STEPD AT THE
GRAND

'sHer First False Step" filled to the
brim with new and startling sensations
1t is said, will be the attraction at the
Grand for the week commencing with
matinee today at 2:30. The play is said
to be realistic picture of rural life
amid the hills of New Hampshire,
where the first scene is laid.
Briefly sketched the story is as fol-
lows: John Allen, sturdy New Eng
land farmer, has given his consent to
the marriage of his daughter, Edna, to
Jack Walters, and at the same time
has asked her to forget former sweet
heart, Dan Matthews, whose immoral
conduct has caused him to be disliked
by all his friends Edna promises, and
her wedding is about to take place
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4HEARTs ADRIFTv

Patrons of the Grand opera house
will witness next week the melodra-
matte novelty, Hearts Adrift." Re-
ports from other cities where the piece
has played pronounce it one of the at
fractions of the season. Besides having
suceinct story, with characters Pc
culiar to New York life today, the
drama is credited with scenic acces-
sories Navish in their fidelity to the
originals they represent. The final
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cousin. Lady Hawk. The prince, al
ready in love with Lady Nightingale,
refuses to marry his cousin, rouses the
wrath of the old king and is banished.
On the death of the king, the Jail Bird
has himself elected to the throne. He
makes a bad ruler, his subjects rebel,
and Prince Eagle is brought back and
restored to his rights, marrying Lady
Nightingale, and the Jail Bird is ban
ished.
Mr.. Savage has gone to great outlay
in staging the piece and the company,
it is promised, is one of excellence, en-
bracing such we'll known principals in
light opera as Harry Bulger, Frank
Doane, Stanley H. Forde, Charles H.
Bowers, Dore Davidson, Ida Brooks
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ed an instantaneous success and was
declared in many ways to excel any OF
it's predecessors. 1t comes here from a
two, months run at the Studebaker
theater, Chicago.
The characters are all birds and the
novel effects which this permits in
costuming and scenic incidents are said
to be striking and pleasing. The OBJ
ject has been to suggest in the dressing
of the cast the birds represented, rath-
er than to reproduce the actual ap-
pearance of the birds. The eagle is
pictured as the king of birds. He brings
his son, Prince Eagle, home to Wood
land and offers him the generalship of
the royal army and the hand of his
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COMING ATTRACTIONS

''Babes in Toyland,' the big musical
extravaganza which Hanlin and Mitch
ell produced as the successor to the
famous sWizard of Or and which fol-
lowed that attraction at the Majestic
theater, New York city, and which
ran there nearly all last winter, is to
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WOODLAND" AT THE METRO,
POLlTAN

A distinct novelty in comic opera is
promised at the Metropolitan opera
house on Thursday evening next when
Henry W. Savage's latest musical COM
edy production, woodland" will be
given in this city for the first time.
It is the new piece by Pixley and Lu-
ders, who wrote 'HThe Burgonaster,
king Dodon and 'The Prince of Pill
SEN" 1t was played all summer at the
fremont theater, Boston, where it scor-
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Howard Hall, a young romantic ac-
tor who has been playing for several
years in the Eastern cities, is coming
to the Grand with big production of
1.-THE Waits of Paradise"
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Hunt, Cheridah Simpson, Helen Hale,
Margaret Sayre, Emma Carus, Ida
Mule and others, together with large
and adequate singing chorus. Seats
ready tomorrow.
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York successes, and the score is by
Ludwig Englander, who has written
many successful light operas.
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Der of clever and novel illusions and
Hindoo tricks.
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Kellar the magician, is coming soon
to the Grand. A new programme will
be presented, which includes num-
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A production OF unusual magnitude,
1t is said, will be given by the young
actor. Ralph Stuart, in his coming en-
gagement of by Right of Sword" at
the Grand.
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Williams and Walker, colored come
dians, will soon present at the Grand
"In Dahomey," musical farce. A
company of seventy-five people is car
ried by these. clever performers this
season.