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24 THE IjOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE-. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1894-THIRTY-TWO PAGES. 1 DRAMA AND MUSIC. PENNANT WINNER LOSS OF THE MI ANDA. Sudden End of Dr Cook's Expedition to Greenland--One of the Party Tells of the Trip Which was Full of Excitement and Unexpected Danger.

honor of Capt Dixon arid Capt Farrell. Some returned to Boston by rail, while others were Sent on to New York free of expense by way of Halifax, through the kindness of Archibald St Co, agents for the Miranda. The question of who deserves the blame for the loss of the Miranda will doubtless be answered in several different ways. Contrary to one appeared in a Boston paper, the passengers as a whole do not hold the Eskimo pilot responsible. He had taken the vessel out of the harbor and left the ship.

There was doubtless a misunderstanding or ignorance on the part of the Miranda's officials as to the presence of the rock. which was at least seven miles from Sukkertoppen. As '7 ar as can be learned. the general course of the vessel was indicated, and the pilot's responsibility ceased when he left us. It is a case where one cannot say surely who was directly to blame.

It may have been the captain's fault in not informing himself more accurately as to his surroundings; it may have been the company's fault that there was no recent map of the coast on board, or it may be that the blame was equally divided between these two. To decide between these possibilities is assuming too much, in view of the circumstances. But it is better to let the question go undecided rather than to compromise it by accusing a poor Eskimo whose directions he had to indicate mostly by signs, and who may have done and probably did do what was right, and was unfortunately misunderstood. To Capt Dixon we feel we owe the praise due a hero. He was prompted and acted throughout from a deep sense of humanity.

He placed his recompense at a sum $2000 dollars less than what he had a reason to expect from fishing, as the best season was just opening. No one with a true knowledge of the situation can fairly accuse him of taking advantage of our plight to extort money. He proved himself a true gentleman and a rare friend. And for tikis we honor him and believe that all who hear of his services will do the same. All credit, too, should be given his gallant crew, for their spirit was the same as that of their captain.

They, also. have earned our gratitude and respect. Maynard Ladd. grouped 120 figures, all dressed according to the period, and in the midst of all stands the unfortunate Doge, Marino Faller, who is about to be executed. M138 Hattie Delaro-Barnes of comic opera renown has been engaged to play the part of Madge Brier ley in one of the Old Kentucky companies there are three of them.

She is to be the heroic Madge, swinging over a precipice to rescue the hero. Laura Burt and Lulu Tabor are the Madges of the other companies. Mr Edgar L. Davenport has been engaged by Miss Carrie Turner for the leading roles in her company for the coming season. She will produce a new play at Albany, Sept 24, Which is said to rival the "Crust of Society" in strength and dramatic excellence.

Mr Davenport has an excellent opportunity in the leading male character. Proprietor George Lothrop has made a "ten strike" in securing Joe Flynn, the parody singer, for two weeks of every month of the season at the Howard Atheneum. Flynn, on his part, has contracted to sing new songs at every reappearance, so the patrons of the Howard should be well-entertained during his engagements. Lewis Morrison has had some slight revisions made in the text of "Richelieu," the most important of which Is the transposition of the "curse of Rome" scene, which Mr Morrison has made the climax of the act. He will appear frequently as the wily cardinal during the coming season in the important cities, alternating it with "Mephisto." Alice Johnson has been engaged by Jefferson, Klaw Erlanger to play the Prince in Palmer Cox's "Brownies." Charles Drew, Snits Edwards, Ida Mu Ile and Linda da Costa are among the other principals engaged for this production, which, it is said, will combine all the attractive features of music, pantomime, extravaganza and fairy spectacle.

Next week at the new Lyceum theater Waldman's specialty company will furnish the entertainment Manager Mohr last week made arrangements to play the well-known Howard atheneum star specialty company at the Lyceum ter in October. There are few if any better vaudeville entertainments given than that furnished by this popular organization. The revival of Jack Sheppard" at the London Gaiety has brought out the fact that since the first production of the piece eight years ago, no less than five of the original cast have diedFred Leslie, Tillie Wadman, David James, Harriet Coveney and Emily Duncan, and Nel ly Farren has been incapacitated by an incurable malady. "The New South," which was a success at the Boston theater two seasons ago, will be seen at the Bowdoin sq theater Oct 1. The company is still headed by Joseph Grismer and Phoebe Davies.

Its route for the coming week through New England is: Fall River, Monday; Newport, Tuesday; New London, Wednesday; Danbury, Thursday; Westfield, Friday, and Springfield, Saturday. The Ladies' club, a big comedy and vaudeville organization, promises to present many novelties during the corning season. The first part of the program will consist of a representation of gay doings by a burlesque company behind the scenes in the greenroom and Stage dressing rooms. The company will appear at the Palace theater in November. Co liender's original Georgia the management of Charles Mendum, will shortly make a tour of the New England circuit with a large company of colored players, presenting an old-time minstrel show.

Harry L. Palmer has been engaged as advance agent The company is announced to appear at the Boston theater later in the season. The Columbus school of acting, of which Miss Dean Bradford is principal, has met with gratifying success since its organization, two years ago, to the present time: The number of its pupils has of late increased so greatly that it has been found necessary to remove to larger quarters. Hereafter the school will be at 399 Columbus ay. The deaths of Mr Parkes and Mrs De Bar have left two vacancies in the Edwin Forrest home at Holmesburg, Penn.

An idea of the eagerness to secure admission to the home is shown by the fact that there are 17 candidates in the field for the two vacancies re- cently created by death's band. Among the candidates is John Ellsler, the old actor and manager. "On the Mississippi." the new drama by William Haworth, which will be produced by Davis and Keogh for the first time on any stage tomorrow night at Harris' academy of Music, Baltimore, is a panorama in which the principal characters move with a background containing darkeys, kuklux, mardi gras maskers, a floating theater and other Very picturesque features. Mr James O'Nell's production of 1111rglnius" has met with -much success on the New England circuit. He will continue to play in New England cities until November 5, when he will begin a week's engagement at the Grand opera house, Boston.

presenting a varied repertory of his most popular plays. Miss Marie Burress is giving Mr O'Neil very satisfactory support. i I 1. 5 3 C. 2 1 1 I i 3 t.

I i tr 1 i .1 i their vessel at 5 in the morning, and a consultation was held, the result of Which was that we all started back for Sukkertoppan about 6 o'clock of the same day. We encountered a heavy southwesterly gale. which forced us to lay to for about 10 hours, but early Monday morning we came to our destination. The people on the Miranda had passed 10 days of anxious waiting, and the sight of a. means of conveyance home was balled with cheers of enthusiasm.

Capt Farrell and Capt Dixon at once agreed upon the sum of $4000 as a fair equivalent for what would be lost by giving up the fishing. The Rigel was also to act as convoy, and in case of the Miranda's safe arrival in pert, there would be a question of salvage to be settled by the courts. The situation of the Miranda was so serious that Capt Farrell insisted that the passengers should be transferred to the Rigel before starting. To make room for us, Capt Dixon was obliged to throw over cargo and fishing tackle to the extent of several hundred dollars. A place 20x18x5 feet was made in the salt hold by throwing over salt.

The remaining salt was covered with a sail and on this were placed mattresses from the Miranda. Into these quarters about 30 of us were obliged to find our sleeping accommodations and room for the very limited baggage we were allowed to carry. The rest of the party occupied the cabin and the cabin floor, while the Rigel's crew of 18 were huddled in the forecastle. The Rigel is only 99 feet long and 107 tons burden. However, we managed to stow ourselves away fairly comfortably, under the circumstances.

The greatest difficulty lay in preparing on the schooner's range the meals for the 58 men. This was hardly larger than one a small-sized family would use. We were forced to go on two meals a day. Our food was limited, but we had enough for health. There were naturally inconveniences which, under other circumstances, would have been intolerable, but which we were only too glad to put up with.

About noon of Aug 21, the Miranda steamed out from Sukkertoppan with the Rigel in tow. All went well until the second day. Then we struck enorous swells from some distant storm. The Miranda rolled heavily in them. About midnight three sharp whistles and a red light gave us our first warning of the coming catastrophe.

All of the Rigel's crew were at once on deck ready to risk their lives in any needful service. The nobility of Capt Dixon's character was strikingly brought out at this critical moment. He knew well that if the Miranda went down he would lose all chance of salvage. And yet when Capt Farrell shouted that he would try to bold on till morning Capt Dixon begged him to come aboard at once and save his crew while the opportunity permitted. No personal thought seemed to influence him, and from his crew there was no word of complaint as they saw their prize slipping from them.

A fire had broken out in the second cabin of the Miranda about 11 o'clock. It had hardly been extinguished when the engineer reported that the water ballast tank had given way under the immense strain upon it. At the sight of water inside the firemen disgraced themselves. They rushed to one of the largest lifeboats and attempted to launch it, but in their ignorance allowed it to be smashed against the iron sides. The rupture in the tank was partially stopped, but the opinicpri of the captain was that the end could not long be delayed.

and he determined to abandon his ship. For several hours we stood on the deck of the Rigel and watched the awe-inspiring sight The night was dark, but we could easily see the signs of confusion which followed upon the order to prepare to leave. At the capstan of the Rigel stood Capt Dixon, with knife in hand, ready at a minute's notice ts cut the hawser which connected us with the Miranda, should she suddenly founder and sink. In the gray dawn of daylight we heard the splash of a boat from the Miranda as it was lowered into the water. There was a long silence, and then we saw its outlines on the crest of a wave.

At intervals it reappeared as the huge swell brought it within view. Then as it grew i nearer, we could see that it was packed to the gunwale with men. We pulled them aboard and the boat went back for another load. Three of the Rigel's dories were manned and went to the Miranda to help bring aboard the little baggage that could be taken away. Shortly after 5 in the morning (Aug 23) the last load, with Capt Farrell aboard, left the sinking vessel.

Two live pigs were abandoned to their fate. but every other living creature, with the exception of the horde of rats which infested the Miranda, was saved. It was not for us to witness the end of the steamer. With 58 persons on board, we had been crowded for space. and only with the greatest difficulty had the galley stove served to cook the necessary quantity of food.

We now found our numbes increased by 33 men, making on board the little schooner a total of 91. Obviously no time could be wasted, and Capt Dixon therefore made sail. and in a few minutes we had lost sight of the Miranda in the fog which was now beginning to close about us. She was rolling heavily in the big waves when last seen. Chief Engineer Dibb said that it could not be a matter of many hours before the partial repairs that had been made on the ballast tank would give way under the strain and allow the vessel to fill and sink, as she was heavily laden with coal, some 500 tons still remaining.

The motion of the Rigel, the crowded quarters, the odor of the cargo of salt halibut and bilge water combined for several days to make at least three-quarters of the passengers miserable with seasickness, but in the course of three or four days most of these were convalescent. The men took their losses with surprising good nature, particularly as these losses were by no means small. We were allowed to bring aboard the Rigel only our blankets and a few necessities. All else was left on the Miranda, and, with the exception of one or two parcels, shared her fate. Prof Dyche of the university of Kansas and Mr McIthenny, another naturalist, lost specimens worth many hundred dollars.

Valuable botanical and ethnological collections. besides many guns and scientific instruments and nearly all personal effects, went down. But the worst misfortune of all, probably, was the loss of perhaps the finest set of photographs which have ever been taken of the Arctic regions. Ill-luck did not desert us even when once aboard the Rigel and well on our way home. A more unfavorable pas; sage could hardly have been.

Head and light winds with intermittent fogs that came upon us with provoking frequency delayed our progress and we were 15 days making the passage to North Sydney. ViShen a few days out from Sukkertoppers the little fresh meat we had taken gave out and soups, chowder, potatoes and salt meat, with oatmeal or cracked wheat and small quantities of bread were our sources of food. One day Prof Dyehe took advantage of a fog to row Out in a dory and shoot seagulls. Thirty-nine were killed. The skins of these were kept by him as specimens, while the bodies, generally considered unpalatable, to say the least, were made into a stew, which counted as one meal.

To our surprise we found it very good; at all events it seemed so then. One morning we found to our intense disgust that the crew of the Miranda, who had been lodged in the provision hold, had shown their gratitude at being reecued by breaking open a box containing four dozen cans of condensed milk and drinking their contents. They also stole and ate two hams. In consequente of this our milk soon gave out, and it was not long before the sugar and butter were likewise gone. Provisions were getting short when we struck the Labrador coast at Punch Bowl harbor.

about 60 miles below Rieoulette. Here we left six of the Mtranda's crew, who were to wait for a mail steamer, and laid in a small supply of fresh codfish. It had taken Just one week to cross from Greenland to the Labrador coast, that is, until Aug 28. Fogs, head winds and calms continued. Thursday night.

Aug 30, was one of great anxiety to Capt Dixon. We were in a very heavy fog and in the midst of the icebergs. The danger was greater than at any other time since we struck the rock at Sukkertoppen. Several times the schooner passed within a stone's throw of one of these bergs, and occasionally one could hear a sound like a cannonade, as nasses of ice broke from the main body of a berg and fell into the water. Capt Dixon stayed on deck all night.

and by able seamanship brought us safely along. On Aug 31 we entered the straits of Belle Isle, and owing to the weather conditions put into Henley harbor to wait for clear skies and a favorable wind. There we purchased a large amount of fish, butter and hardtack, and so replenished to some extent our larder, which was fast getting below the safety line. Sunday morning we again got under way, with a fair wind. This soon turned into a heavy northeasterly gale, which later changed to the northwest.

Driven before this we made fine headway, although when the storm was at its hight the Rigel was forced to lay to for several hours, under a triple-reefed foresail and forestay sail. Wednesday morning, our 15tn day out from sailed into North Sydney with a sense of satisfaction better imagined than expressed. That night the passengers of the Miranda had a banquet at Sydney, In ees bier's dexterous lingers' ana seescohea tr4 annihsileavtio-n, them In hvvishplotesis)mesbs7 est oc er nConsiderable th ln a rwYe wear tri ir t- withertainout ththeneal phearsieworn tHimomeeeeaavde, in sthecme hat time euspoeelcelajlloyehhf play Uncle dan hwo fell laecohuseason, udn pe liae gers havetka ten-- Mr Thompson is not quite Marguerite, the female conto en who is to appear at Keith's his e--e-0 is in some respects one of the lit 0- mane markable performers in her II taa- world. She is said to be a ne le tea ly formed girl. with beauttfui gneeettlen eeceni- and a modest and ladylik In the extraordin that ary act demeanor she sents she sets at defiance all nra; laws of anatomy, and at Koster In New York, where for the was peseSthnel months she has been the sen.

in daily receipt of lettsationhe medical societies and college rs trete ing opportunities for examinaids'oes1ellaint. Interest of science, man we 7 or whirl were granted. Ever since Illes Ada Level bit of the season as the qj rade t'll Harrigares "Reilly and the axtrirlo le has had a host of imitmors. unique impersonation she standels nee- 4 rivalled. She probably made just as distinct a mime.

straight parts bad she adoptm--4 line. The contrast Shown be tween h. characterization in the find tw the "Country Sport" as the ne-een girl, and in the last act as th ikl of society, betokens the artist Iva anne Frank Carlos Griffith. manaree Crabtree's southern De wood," has ordered for that "Moose finest set of chimes ever PiaY thd or dray matte purposes. The compeer will cone tam several artists prominent i hei respective style of stage workteenen tie-.

scenery, which is new. wilt --es ductions of localities famil nz iar teo-gee. I theater-goers. Dr Crabtree, the teeneee nes commessioned the painter, Enneking. to paint a thoulani dollar picture of Mosswood, th south.

ef ern home of the heroine. Mr Ghillie I will present the threei great military homes in this connt ee- Togus, Oct 4: Dayton, Os Deci lia 161 Hampton, Va, Jan 17. Preludes and Echoes. Dudley Prescott will appe Be War at to st ed Blare and Keith'S Union th this week. ee There Is a etore In NeW York where a person may have a song set to maid while he watts the cost being el less.

oa Miss Jenny Line Lewis will be the soy prano of the Boston Ideal opera conie pany this season, replacing Miss Luelld Wagner. The Adelphia Concert Company el Boston will begin its season in litehi burg. Sept 17. Mr C. E.

Jenks Will be manager of the organization. Street bands are not permitted in many unless they accompany stone. In Vienna tbe organ-grind are allowed sunset to play only betweee en cla and I A French musielan hag been MakIng le study of street ories with the result thee he finds that Many composers have stolen their themes from the vend oe ers .1 oysters, asparagus and turnips. Corinne and the Kimball cpea any will begin the season se 20 jj 1 Pennsylvania. Two new songs bey been written for Corinne by Rio Stahl entitled "The Memories ct 0 vi as and "The Queen of the Ballet" It is not generally known that Lewill Morrison's daughter, Rosabel, has cote.

siderable talent as a musical composer. Several of her compositions have been played this summer at open-air core certs. Most of the music In "The Lite. cruit," produced by Della Fox at the Casino, is by William Furst, the clever composer of "The Isle of Cidampagnen and "Princess Nicotine." Mr Furst has been reengaged by Charles nehmen se Musical director of the Empire. i Miss Beatrice Herford daughter of Rev Brooke Herford.

a former pastor lI this city, has been attracting attentiom in London by a monologue entertain. ment, which Is said to be marked by originality and artistic presentational- dom seen in this style of divertdon. Mr George L. Tracy" composer of 'Sseim Out, has recently written a march entitled "The Greater Boston." It will be played for the first time in public at the Park theater to morrow evening by Mr Bendix's torches. tra.

It appears that Louise Beaudet fence going to appear In "Cliquette," ati originally Intended. A new opera is 03 the program, and It has loomed tie within the last week. Perugini is gone to be a member of the organist0a but Miss Beaudet is the star. The Bostonians will begin theme son in New England Sept 17. Vele appear in New York Nov le, when they t' will revive "Fatinitza." Mterwards I they will bring out "In Mexico," anew i opera by Oscar Weil, and "Prince Ann i'e nias," by Victor Herbert and Frame 7 Neilson.

Jakabowski, the composer of "Ermi. nie," is coming to this country to visit Francis Wilson and see that gentleman i In "The Devil's Deputy," for whick Jakabowski supplied the musio. Bran- don Thomas is also cerning over. Be is I under contract to supple' Mr Wilson with a libretto. Among the recent engagements made by E.

E. Rice is that of Nettie LTIonl. who is to be one of the "Christopher Columbus Jr" company. As Miss Ca- mule D'Arville positively refuses te ale pear in this burlesque, It Is understeed that Miss Lyford is to play the leading role at Columbus Jr. The regular fall and winter mes en the Tremont theater will open Ode 1 with Edward E.

Rice's traveling141 i company. in which Mark Smith wel a pear as the Daisy Queen of the Mr Sloane as King Ferdinand an tramp. "Tepidee," the latest extreme ganza of Robert A. Barnet, will bootee at the Tremont in March. 'with mere.

bers of the cadets In the cast It is rumored that Sir Arthur Sane and Pinero have not been able to agree as to their' projected conaboration In I ticipating new opera for the Savoy. Anee, cowl- 1 this, Burnand has retired to tree try to elaborate his operetta, teentree ed as fg bandista." which was produc back as 67. Sir Arthur, who suppli en add new souse the original score, will and choruses. The Boston ideal opera eoiepany, Un' 1. WICOMber der the management Of C.E.

Nei is arranging dates throug ut 1 11 gi ses England and New York. They on an ()rig- a 'Scenic costume concert eatuy Inal plan, introeucirig novel ed: local interest The comparin InCIU El die Bello Jenny Lind Lewis soprano, ee ern Ladd alto. Robert T. Han Leg Nisi Elbert Couch basso, assisted 7 Jerusba Wilkins in monologue. says ths 1 Manager Fred C.

Wintney of I way to solve the difilcuMes do business ing a prima donna is to "One of then with several at a time. If iou might turn a man's hair gran. mel manage half a dozen of neously you go along weyeing i so budi or a quiver. TheY are nen time 1 each other that they on aw. 4 to make things lively toe the e.

in bid is believes Mr Whitney evidently nne theory, for he will have three 011- this sel5 companies on the oaRoy en eme "The Louise Beauder "Rob Fencing Master." pone on the A curious light has been th in Paris DT profits of street wing erg teer Wild lark In whicb some Disen In ists indulged lately. isgu dated clothes, one Poeleg KB 1 they made the tour of tne and es before the eat yards, singing (seer winds one day cleared In tranefrail" they added anothe 6 (1117, 2 Sa night by ta I king ter. Their stock in trade ws for a native song, which the public too French bae Arab air, and a sentdrat led. 4 DelCovell.en,, The complete cast c'eRob RoY. Smith's latest opera.

winiam priette Rob Roy MacGregor, Stuart, Bern Prince Charles En war wheeble, ree112 Berthaldi; Dugald Mao Carroll; Fiore. of Perth, Richard F. Ni hol; MacDonald, Lizzie Mee, learn. acSherrY, 0 Juliet Cordon: Sandy edam nese C. Parker; ('apt Ralple enyeseris; Tarawa Reels; Lochiel, Hugh (mu ni Butler; Duncan elacSorlie.

Thomas Angus Wen MacAlpin, Joseph Howe, tt- Lieut Corm Allister, William B. Sco i neul ear, wall's, Edith Marks, e'etelea 1 maid of the Crown and Beatrice. eottoPan will be. 1 Francis Wilson an tomer gin their sixth New Yeretbeetes row night, opening at Aneunnieteee with a new comic opere wmelt oe ide itS a Devil's Deputy," the booGood written by J. Cheever been euee-eiested chief incidents havinTid rue" eic is by a French store'.

composer Edward Jakobowski. la A the 0Perli "Erminie." The scenes weeetatee ot are laid partly in the the Hesse and partly In Fran redden our H- an old siau supe plot is based on resents, se rent among the es tat a good which it is represented enr that die demon is accustomed to nee" rtune pOn all A trict and bestow gooo meet hiM In wayfarer who chanced 0, ee eee Win the mountain passes annleeee nee inn-son will play the part oeaonrt will be Me keeper, and the good rmrin England, Rhys Thomas, a tenor peanes in who will make his first aP J. bassot ron, tu America. Mr Mi old genera' will play the part of an me, with a coquettish young is 3 Adele Ritchie. Miss Lulu tetie eier)ote Chris i Maud Bliss and Miss teopet" aid will impersonate the teele tent characters.

Will be Either Baltimore, New York or Boston. Champion Boston Team Now in Poor Form for Driving Finish. Movement on Foot in Baltimore to Raise Purse of $10,000 for Players. Will the champions of three successive seasons meet with a setback this year? The daily report of the games in the west will be eagerly looked for each morning from now until the last day of this month. The teams from Baltimore and New York will fight every inch of ground, as it means glory and a big pot of money to them.

Neither club will save expenses to help win the much-coveted pennant, and the players of both teams will play as if their very lives depended on the result. These teams will open in the west with every player in perfect condition, and determined to play the game to a finish, without a desire for a good time until the winner is named. The champion Bostons are far from being in good form for a hard battle. Long is only in fair condition and Tucker is out of shape with a bad hand. The pitchers are an uncertain crowd, and right here is where the team has shown lamentable weakness all the season.

Should Nichols and Stivetts round to, and do the work they are capable of, and pitch alternately, the champions can win two out of every three games played in the west. It looks as if both Baltimore and New York would do as well as this, with very strong pitching talent to call on. Take team for team, at the present time Baltimore and New York are stronger than Boston. Now what chance has Boston got? They have a chance to show staying qualities, and in this department of the game they have won the admiration of the sporting world for years. 'Tis on this quality that the friends of the Boston club will depend to see them pull through, with the hope that her two close rivals may quit when coming down the home stretch.

One of the three leaders Ls almost sure to get a bad set back In the west. Now who can pick that team out? The western clubs should do their best to defeat all the leaders, and when trying new pitchers put them against the weak clubs. The Boston players have won fame for their city and club, and should they go down after a good game fight their friends feel sure they can redeem themselves next season, with the help of about three new players. Injuries to several of the champions' best players put them back at least live games in the present race, and several games were carelessly lost early in the season by overconfidence of the men. Win or lose the pennant, the champions will have the satisfaction of knowing that they won five of the six games played at Baltimore.

In commenting on the protested New York-Louisville game the Sporting Life says editorially: "Unless all of the rules providing for the playing and awarding of championship games have been complied with, there is no reason why the protest should not be upheld. The whole meat in the nutshell. probably. is that the New York club was anxious to make as strong a gain on the Boston and Baltimore clubs as possible, and took this method of doing it If the schedule was played as originally arranged. on the Louisville grounds, there would be a possibility of the Louisvilles winning.

"If any club, or combination of clubs, Is to be allowed to violate the plain provisions of the constitution in order to win the championship. the desire to take it away from Boston must indeed be great. A championship won under such circumstances Would be an empty honor. FOrthree successive years Boston has won the championship of the league in a. fair, open-handed manner.

If Boston loees this year it will only try the harder to win next season. But the victory must be won in a manner above the slightest suspicion of hippodroming. The very honor and integrity of the league and the national game demand that this should be so. "As Free Young admits that the consent of all the clubs necessary was not obtained for the game the league directors should at once promptly throw it out. Let no suspicion cling to the New York end of this struggle, if it can possibly be avoided." The following from the Dundee, Scot.

Evening Telegram, will give an idea of the important position of the referee in football games: "No sooner did one of the Dundee men send the ball over the beads of the forwards than Doyle or Reynolds returned It to the goal mouth. Everybody was in a fever of excitement. Cambpell had the ball at his foot, but a charge spoilt his kick. The scrimmaging continued fiercer than ever, and a second later the Celtic forwards, advancing in line. rushed the ball through.

"No goal" and "After time" shouted the spectators. and the crowd broke into the inclosure, some of them manifesting hostile intentions toward the referee. "The players of both sides surrounded that official, and several police officers hastening forward, escorted him through an excited crowd to the Dundee's dressing room. The crowd increased in proportions. and in a few minutes at least 5000 persons were clamoring for the result.

Subsequently Mr Allison, the referee. intimated that the ball was sent through the goal 10 seconds before time. The match consequently ended in a draw." Judging from Mr Allison's experience in base ball, umpires and polo referees have lovely times. One of the grandest outfielders the game ever produced, and considered by most old-timers as the best left fielder, Is now paying Boston a visit Andrew Leonard was a member of the Boetom; when they won pennants in a walk. About 12 years ago be returned to his old home in Newark.

where he accepted a position under the city government This year the parties changed power, and Mr Leonard was forced to seek other employment. Last week be came over to Boston and may decide to come here to live. lie was looking pretty well after a 1 severe sickness, and said he longed to get back to Boston once more. "There is already a movement on foot, with good prospects of success," writes Albert Mott to the Sporting Life, "to raise $10,000 to be distributed among the Baltimore players. as an incentive to strain every nerve to win the pennant.

It is believed that it will not be a difficult matter to raise this amount, for the merchants and business men appreciate what the club has done to advertise the city, especially in the southern territory, where most of Baltimore's trade is admitted to come from. New York, Philadelphia and Boston may have some muniolpal or great attraction in statecraft to depend upon to draw trade, but certainly nothing that will touch the southern heart as does Baltimore's baseball supremacy. "You may laugh, but it is a fact, nevertheless. The warm southern blood and bubbling and effervescent nature of the people is peculiarly susceptible to supremacy In all contests, either of the grave nature of politics, or the lighter one of sports. The sporting spirit of the south is almost beyond the comprehension of the more stoical and colder north.

There are southern towns that support base ball clubs, the size of which in the north would preclude the support of a ten-pin alley. "The rivalry is so extreme that they are known to mob visiting rooters, even when there are high officials among them, as witness the lively little time the mayor of Richmond had in Norfolk when he and hundreds of others visited the spirited little coast city In company with the ball club. From all this you will realize that it will not be such a difficult matter to raise $10.000 for a ball team that will win a symbol of superiority in the greatest American sport from the northern and western cities, and nail it to the mast for one senson at least. In a typical southern one." All of the eastern clubs of the league will make good money this season. It is safe to say that New York and Philadelphia will clear from $50,000 to $75.000 each, and Baltimore not far from the last figure.

Brooklyn has done well, and Washington extremely so with a cheap team. The Boston club will certainly clear over $30,100 on their investment. with a good chance of getting back the money they sank in the New York club in 189O. The west has made very little money outside of Chicago and Cincinnati. T.

IL Murnane. Continued from the 18th Page. "Nym Crinkle" and Col Allfriencl are at work on a melodrama in which the character of Mother Mandelbaum is to be dealt with. Frank Meader, the old-time manager of Salsbury's Troubadours, has a daughter who promises to become famous as a dancer. "Shore Acres" will be played by two companies on the road this season.

Next May, June and July Mr Herne will give his play in London. Clara Knott has signed to play the leading soubrette part with John Kernellthe character formerly assumed by Molly Thompson. About 25 percent more companies have started out this season than were tabulated last year. The wrecks hair not been many so far. Mr Harry E.

Dixey will undoubtedly be warmly welcomed when he comes to the Hollis St theater Sept 17 as a member of Augustin Daly's company. Mr P. Wellington Goodwin will star this season in the new farce-comedy, "The Secretary." Miss Rose Maida Andrews will be leading soubrette. Ella Spencer of the Coon Hollow 00711- pan is a handsome young octoroon, and claims the distinction of being the only colored soubrette on the American stage. The sale of seats for "7-20-8" and "A Night Mr Augustin Daly's company will present during the week of Sept 17, will open at the Hollis Sept 11.

A large delegation of officers from the navy 1-ard and the naval hospital at Chelsea will attend the performance of "Old Glory" at the Bowdoin so theater tomorrow night. Carl and Theodor Rosenfeld will have on the road this season, In addition to the Eiliputians, three companies, play- ing respectively "Hannele," "Olaf" and "Love's Extract." Chauncey Olcott in 'The Irish ie.rtist" is due in Salem, Mass, Sept 17; Haverhill, Sept 18; Lowell, Sept 19; Springfield, Sept 20; Lynn, Sept 21, and In Baltimore, Sept 24. Mrs Tibbetts, for two seasons a member of the Grand Opera house stock company, has been engaged by Thomas Watson of Lowell to play character parts in their company. The chevalier Delno Fritz, who has recently astonished the people across the Atlantic by his remarkable feats of sword swallowing, is an early comer to Austin Stone's museum. D.

A. Bonta has secured the American rights of Pinero's play, "The Profligate," for Marie Burroughs. For some time it his been in the possession of A. M. Palmer and Augustin Daly.

J. M. Hill will go on the road this season with the "Royal Court Celebrities," a company of pantomimists, actors, acrobats and savants. Two of the midgets weigh less than 30 pounds. A nimble-minded dramatist has already seized the Japan-Chinese war as the subject for a spectacular drama, the principal scene of which will be the sinking of the warship Chen Yuen.

The colonial stage settings in "Young America" at the Columbia theatre were built from designs, the result of de6p research in the Astor library, New York city, by manager T. B. MacDonough. Stanislaus Stange, the author of "Madeleine, or the Magic Kiss," is in town, having returned from Washing- ton, where Charles Dickson in Stange's new piece, "A Jolly Good Fellow," bee made a great hit. The report that she is to be married and retire from the stage is vigorously denied by Lila Vance.

She is engaged for a leading place in Nat C. Goodwin's company this season, and she intends to fill it. Manager Isaac B. Rich of the Hollis st, was in the city to witness the opening of that fashionable playhouse, but has returned to lake Maranacook, Me, to get the benefit of a few more days in his handsome cottage. The fith av theater will be the house in which Sardou's new play will first be seen in this Contracts have been signed under which Fanny Davenport will begin an eight weeks' engagement there Dec la Henry Guy Carleton will arrive in the city tomorrow.

Mr Carleton has personally directed the rehearsals of his new play "Lem Kettle," which comedian 'rim Murphy will produce at the Park tomorrow night "Jim" Corbett will appear in his revised edition of "Gentleman Jack" at the Park theater next week, following Tim Murphy. Geo. Thatcher is booked for an early appearance at the Park with "About Gotham." "Across the Potomac," Piton and Al- friend's romantic war drama, interpreted by a cast of favorites headed by Edgar Foreman and Julia West, is an- nounced to follow "Slaves of Gold" at the Grand opera house. "The Cross Roads of Life" will be presented in this city during the season. The company is headed by Edmund Collier, father of Willie Collier, who will also appear here in his new play.

"A Back Number." Basco and Roberts, the eccentric acrobatic comedians and burlesque trapeze performers, have been retained on the bill at Keith's for this week, their act having been received with shouts of laughter at every performance. If Langtry promises to pay us another visit and then changes her mind, it will cost her another sum which she lhad to relinquish for breaking her contract with her American agent, Mr Joseph P. Reynolds, several seasons ago. "The Galley Slave," one of the late Bartley Campbell's greatest successes, will be seen in this city at an early date. The company engaged in the presentation of the piece is under the management of Robe and John Campbell, sons of the author.

"Old Glory," which will be given Its first production on any stage at the Bowdoin eq, theater Monday night, is the first play to be produced under the new firm of Brady Corbett. John Coleman, the clever little dancer and comedian, will have one of the leading roles. Among the strong cards which will appear with the New York stars at the Palace theater this week is Miss Nellie Waters, the great negro and Irish singer. The management of the Palace succeeded in getting her for one week at a large salary. The new stock company of the Arch st theater, Philadelphia, is made up of two separate companies, one playing every afternoon and the other evenings.

These companies alternate, the one playing evenings appears the following week in the afternoons. There are 37 people in all. In James B. Maek le's new play, "The Side Show," Mr Mackie makes his entrance through a hole in the roof, being shot on as though from a cannon, while Miss Louise Sanford makes an exit in a balloon, or rather, hanging to the parachute. Julia Marlowe is negotiating with Augustin Daly and Henry E.

Abbey. with the purpose of making one of theni her manager season after this. Both managers play attractions at theaters in London, and that city is at present Miss Marlowe's goal. Prince Matsada's oriental troupe of Japanese wonder workers, equilibrists, necromancers and fantasists are due to arrive in New York about Sept 18, and from there will come direct to Boston, making their first appearance in this country at Austin Stone's museum. William A.

Brady is to send a new scenic production of "Faust" on the road this season. During his recent European trip he secured novel effects for the Brocken scene. The production Is to take place in Boston after the run of "The Cotton King" at the Bowdein sq theater. George C. Boniface Jr, who has made such a success as Dr Gourmet in "Mad- eleine or the Magic Kiss," with Camille d'Arville, will have a testimonial at the Tremont theater Monday night, Sept 17.

Ills friends are legion, and there is no reason why he should not have a tremendous house on that night. Richard Golden's route in "Old Jed Prouty." this week, will be Littleton Monday, St Johnsbury Tuesday and Wednesday, Barre Thursday, Montpelier Friday and Lebanon Saturday. Preparations are already in course for his engagement at the Grand Opera house, this city, for the week of Oct The mythological ballet is out of fashion in France, and has been so for the past 50 years; but it seems to flourish still in Russia. They are preparing now for the immediate production in St Petersburg a new ballet, entitled "The Awakening of Flora." The music has been written by Ricardo Drigo. Miss Carrie W.

Colburn has organized a stock company, and will present a repertory of plays in suburban cities. The Star school of acting, of which Miss Colburn is manager, has increased in popularity to such an extent that it has been necessary to remove to more commodious quarters in the Boylston building. In Venice a performance is being attempted, which, if successful, may make the round of the world. The subject of the performance is "Marino Faliero." The artists are of wood, the work of two Italian sculptors. who have spent months upon it.

The theater itself is also of their construction, and is portable. It represents both without and within the grand ducal palace of Venice. On the galleries and staircase are 1 The 'Wreak and abandonment of the ilItealiter Miranda, carrying Dr Cook's 'Arctic, expedition. has added one more to the list of catastrophes resulting from the unceasing attempts to explore the wonders of the Arctic regions. There is a fascination about such expeditions that can hardly be appreciated, by those who have once seen for -themselves and thus caught the fever Cf Arctio enthusiasm.

Whether or not the unfortunate ending of Dr Cook's 'expedition will quench this spirit of ad', remains to be seen. The trip was a departure from the Ordinary run of Arctic travels in that it to a large extent, a. pleasure excurIlion. It failed distinctly to accomplish 'what It set out te do, that is, to reach rFearY's headquarters and visit the hunt, ing grounds of Melville bay. And yet this failure was due to an unwise selection of the vessel and lack of proper 4qu1erment rather than to any natural SI 1E1e-silty in navigation.

A trip to Greenland must always be accomplished by a certain amount of Vienger and risk; and yet, if proper pre-Cautions are taken, those dangers and kisks are not of an unreasonable nature. The present instance will hardly prove the Impracticability of popular Arctic 'expeditions. It has, however, demonistrated the total unfitness of iron yes-eels to navigate waters frequented by And it hasp perhaps, shown that size of such expeditions must be '-kept within comparatively narrow limIts to insure success. I One might look for a long time In the liege of vessels before one would end a Pease In which so many thrilling and 'Iltartling adventures were crowded into the short space of two months, as in Ithe present instance. To those who least their lot in with that of the ill-fated Miranda, the experiences which lead up to the shipwreck and rescue by he fishing schooner Rigel of Gloucester "Will be a life-long remembrance.

We set out on our voyage from New York on July 7. a week or 10 days later than was intended. owing to certain complications which arose at the last minute in securing a vessel. The steam whalers Newfoundland and Algerine, which were our first and second choice. failed us, and as a last resort Dr Cook chartered the iron tramp steamer Miranda of Liverpool, commanded by Vapt W.

Z. Farrell. i There was not a man on board who MI not anticipate a glorious time. In the heat of our enthusiasm we did not allow ourselves to be troubled by thoughts of possible dangers and discomforts. Some were bent on scientific) study' and research and others simply on the pleasure anticipated from hunt-Lug and the novelty of the trip.

One could have looked far and wide tor a happier, jollier and snore congenial lot of men than that which gathered in sloops on the decks of the Miranda as she steeaned teowly down the East river 1 and out thraugh the sound. But there emus a most marvelous change the next inortOns. Innen) passed Point Judith and I to feel the ocean swells. Just 1 onsbout half the party began to wonder 1 at the sudden chill which seemed to be 1 cast over our epirits and the interest In IOW sureaundings. But Most of us re- covered from the sudden depression in the course of a few days and things began to assume their natural aspect.

On Wednesday we reached North Syd- ney, and In the two days during which 1 the altranda was loaded with some 800 'tons of coal. we managed to take in an the attractions the two towns ha Sydney and North Sydney offered. It was here that we first became aware of the strong feeling there wee against iron-built boats for Arctic sererica All manner of harrowing tales were told us, and one old sage even predicted that it would only be a short 1 time before the Miranda would be a floating coffin. We ben to regret that a more serviceable bmt had not been secured, but on the other hand not one felt inclined to desert the expedition. And so.

on 'July 12, the Miranda continued her voyage, Capt Farrell deciding to take the outside course around Newfoundland, so as to avoid the ice, which was re- 1 -ported to block the straits of Belleisle. It was intended to leave Prof Bite's party from the university of PennsylSanta at Rigoulette. Labrador. thence to 1 proceed directly to some port in south- 1 ern Greenland. It was not planned to I -touch at St Johns, but the ship's corn-' Fdid not act as it should, and Capt 1 ell was obliged to put into that bar- for repairs.

We entered Sunday, and kept in the same evening. but with our 1 crew increased by the presence of the veteran ice pilot and mate of the Kite on 1Peary's first expedition, Patrick Dr Cook happened to find him and at once secured his ser vices. With still more ominous warnings from the people of St Johns, regarding the fitness of the Miranda, we again started, but in far better spirits than When we left Sydney. Mr Dunphy expressed his confidence in the Miranda's Ithility to reach Peary's headquarters Ilefely, and this reassured the anxious i A few days later, on July 17, about aline mile north of Belleisle, we met "with our first serious setback. A heavy settled upon us and it rapidly grew The vessel's speed was about iseven knots.

Suddenly, without the warning, a tremendous Ice, loomed up dead ahead. 1 Mr Dunphy was on the bridge. He Immediately signalled to reverse the engines and at the same time put the 'helm hard-a-port, in the hopes of swing-sing off and clearing the mass. Seeing 'that this was impossible, with excellent sence of mind, he put the helm hard- ZItarboard, and so met the berg with full on. This was the only hope or Iliafety The collision came with a grinding that seemed to threaten instant i destruction.

Quantities of ice crumbled from the berg and fell on deck. As the propeller began to be felt, the MIranda, backed away and rolled to one aide. For a moment the worst was steered. then she righted and we waited anxiously to learn the extent of our injuries. These, fortunately, proved to be enitirely above the waternne, as the vesel struck a slightly projecting portion of the berg, and the blow came upon Vie upper starboard bow plates.

Three of these were either cracked or badly Wove in, rendering one of the anchors useless through the breaking of the hawse pipe. The momentum of the yes; eel carried it some six feet perpendicu. larly into the ice, indicating to some degree the force of the collision. i The first step was to secure a harbor, and a very satisfactory one was found at cape Charles. There, with very inadequate tools, the ship's carpenter succeeded.

in the course of four days, in effecting repairs, which enabled us to return to St Johns in safety. There permanent repairs were made, and the work was pushed so rapidly, night and day, that on July 23 we were once more on our way, but with fewer passengers than when last we left this port. Prof Bite's party had. been left at cape Charles, whence they were to proceed by mail steamer to Rigoulette, where the Miranda was to have left them. A party of Yale men also left the expedition, having tired of it, and preferring to hunt in Lsgrador.

And at the last minute another small party of three took a boat and provisions and remained behind. The Eskimos on board did the same, a collection having been taken up to pay their way home. At St Johns two other men dropped Out. On this second attempt to reach Greenland we laid our course directly across the straits, thus avoiding the Labrador shore and its hostile icebergs. Not until Aug 3 did we sight land, owing to the slow progress made through the thick fogs that came upon us with unpleasant frequency.

Then in the distance we discerned the lofty peaks of Kunguat and Nautsarsofik, the first 4400 and the second 5240 feet in hight. Ahead lay a mass of floe ice. the first we had seen, It stretched for miles the horizon. but was well scat ilittil Cakt Farrell could not be persuaded to take an inside course for fear of being hemmed in, nor would he attempt to steam through it fearing for the safety of his vessel. Accordingly we attempted a long detour to the westward, away from Greenland.

About noon the heaviest fog we had yet experienced settled down upon us. For six or eight hours we did not dare to move. At the end of that time the fog lifted. and, to our intense surprise, we found ourselves apparently hemmed In by the ice floe, which, with characteristic suddenness. had closed about us, driven by currents which no one understood.

For an hour or more the Miranda steamed along the encircling mass, seeking an exit from a somewhat unpleasant situation. A place was found where the floe was fairly passable, and through this we carefully picked our way. The presence of so much ice in the neighborhood of Frederickshaab made it seem best to try to strike the coast further north, preferably at Holstenborg, but one foggy, disagreeable morning, Aug 7, we found ourselves close to land. The coast was rugged and threatening. The gloom was intensified by the dark sky and haze which surrounded us on all sides.

Bold mountains with multitudinous ragged peaks, covered with new-fallen snow, ran down to the very water's edge, while ominous-looking islands, with ugly reefs, lay scattered here and there. The whole place was one of utmost desolation, and it seemed almost incredible that the inhospitable-looking shore could harbor such a thing as a settlement. And yet we were soon to find in that very spot kind hearts. to whom we shall always remain sincerely grateful. And It was off those very rocks that the Miranda was a few hours later destined to meet her fate.

The place was Sukkertoppan. the largest in point of numbers of the Greenland settlements. Gov Bistrup and Asst Gov Baumann were the Danish officials. During the two days spent in Sukkertoppan we were shown every possible courtesy, and on Aug 9 we started again for Hoistenborg. Capt Farrell's chart, as furnished by his company, was issued in 1824, and could not, therefore, be relied upon.

We were piloted out of the harbor by Eskimos. but after that the course was largly a matter of guesswork. There happened to be an isolated rock off some islands, which was not on the captain's chart, but over it was 18 feet of water. A heavy sea was running at the time, with a constantly freshening breeze, and we began to look forward to some disagreeable weather. Shortly after the breakfast hour there was a shock, followed by a grating sound.

Then came another more severe. and finally a third. which exceeded all the others in the violence of the crash. Everything loose was cast about in the wildest disorder. Men were thrown off their feet and the sound of breaking glass and china added to the confusion of the moment.

The canvas coverings of the lifeboats were hastily ripped off and the lashings cut. The cowardly firemen deserted their posts and came up on deck, adding to the anxiety of the passengers, who naturally concluded that the water had reached the boilers. For a moment it seemed as if we were impaled upon the rock on which we had rushed with our engines at full speed. Then, to our intense relief, we slid off. and at least one danger was averted.

It was a trying time that followed. There was but one question in the mind of each one of us, and that was whether the boat could possibly float after such a tremendous hammering as it had received. Capt Farrell turned about and immediately laid his course for Newfoundland, but before he had gone far the ship's carpenter and engineer informed him that the Vessel was leaking. The after-water ballast tank had filled and the pumps were powerless to empty It of any of Its contents. The stern had sunk two feet or thereabouts, and It was therefore imperative to put back into Sukkertoppan until the probable extent of the damage could be ascertained.

Signals of distress were blown. In the hopes of attracting some native who could pilot us back to harbor, but as these seemed to have no result, a crew of passengers prepared to man a boat and row to Sukkertoppaa for assistance. The heavy sea would have made this a most difficult task, consequently' we were all immensely relieved when we detected, far to our leeward, two small specks upon the water. Every now and then they appeared on the crest of a wave, only to disappear immediately. We knew them at.

once to be natives In kayaks or canoes, and we watched their approach with eager interest A dozen ready hands pulled the pilot aboard and we were soon anchored and moored in the harbor we had only recently left, with a fair prospect of continuing our voyage successfully, at least as far north as Disko. The first excitement over, we managed to get a fairly accurate idea of what had happened. The three distinct shocks we had felt came, ptesumably, as we were lifted up and let down by three successive waves. The filling of the water ballast tank and the slight leakage elsewhere implied that by the rarest of good fortune the hole made by the rock had penetrated just under the tank. If the hole had been made at almost any other place the Miranda would, without doubt, soon have filled and foundered.

As It was, the damage was of such a nature that the entire weight of the vessel came upon the thin and probably half rusted upper plates of the tank, and these could hardly be expeeted to stand so severe and unusual a strain. The moment it burst all would be lost. The captain, after an examination, stated that the Miranda was not safe enough to carry passengers to sea, and we were thus brought seriously to flee the question of how we were to return to civilization. The outlook was not encouraging. There was no chance of reaching Copenhagen until spring.

A few of us might have succeeded in working our way several hundred miles to the cryolite mines in the south, and there caught one of the vessels going to Philadelphia. There was also a bare possibility that the Falcon might be intercepted on her return from Peary's headquarters, but her limited room would have made it likely that she could take only a portion of the Miranda's people. Neither of these means of assistance, however, offered much cause for comfort. It remained for us either to scatter to the different settlements and spend the winter In Greenland or to secure the assistance of one of the six American fishing schooners. which, to our great joy, we learned were on the fishing banks, about 100 or 150 miles to the north.

It was decided at once to go to Holetenborg and secure, if possible, at least one of these schooners to take the passengers of the Miranda back to St Johns, and to act as convoy. A relief party was selected to undertake this mission. It consisted of Dr Cook, Rogers, Thompson and Dunning of Yale, Porter of Technology and the writer. Gov Bistrup provided an open sail boat, about 20 feet long, and five picked Eskimos. We had fair winds most of the way and fortunately had to rely very little upon our oars.

Thtre were two days, however, during which we made but little progress, as the stormy weather made navigation in so small a boat a hazardous undertaking. and we were obliged to encamp on a little island and weather the gale that more than cnce threatened to carry our tent and everything else away. However, we succeeded in making Holstenborg. about 110 miles distant, cording to the route taken, at the end of five days. only to find that an American fisherman had that very morning left the harbor to join the fishing fleet some 50 odd miles north, on the halibut grounds.

We dispatched couriers in kayaks or native canoes north and south, and at the samelime three of the party climbed a neighboring mountain to look for signs of the vessels. One boat was seen going to the southward and by a lucky chance one of our kayakers succeeded in delivering our letter of appeal. The vessel was the Rigel of Gloucester, cornmanded by Capt George W. Dixon. The letter met with a ready response.

The wind failed and Cant Dixon took a dory and crew and rowed 12 miles. reaching Holstenborg at 10 o'clock at night. We stated our case and begged him to return with his boat to Sukkertoppan and there make arrangements with Capt Fatrell in regard to the business part of the transaction. He said he must first consult with his men as they were cooperative sharers in the profits of the fishing trip. They rowed back that night, reaching GRAND FINALE.

End of the Season Pleasantly Observed at Jefferson. Mem. JEFFERSON, Mass, Sept 8Labor day, practically the end of the season, was celebrated in a gala manner at the Mt Pleasant house. During the day guests were scattered about the grounds, in the pine groves and on the lake, while quite a large party visited Worcester and lake Quinsigamond. Evening found them all home again, and the celebration proper began.

In the dance hall a hop was in progress from 8 o'clock till 11, Thomas W. O'Rourke acting as floor director. Between the dances Miss Emily W. Bridge and Messrs Landrigan and Beal favored the party with songs and Mr Hopkins gave several recitations. After the hop a brilliant display of fireworks, under the direction of James W.

Doran, delighted the guests and visitors. The "Indians" gave a farewell supper in the north wing, known as the "hospital." The tables were handsomely decorated, and covers were laid for 20. The following were Mr and Mrs Harry Hunt of Misses Lizzie and Josie Daly, Miss Katherine Hartigan and Miss Annie Keany of Worcester, Miss Margaret McCarthy of East Boston, Misses Lizzie and Marion McCormick of Roxbury, Miss Emily W. Bridge, Miss Minnie Mooney and Miss Bessie Facey of Cambridge, Messrs Thomas J. Doyle, Emmet Keenan, J.

W. Doran, Joseph V. McIntyre and John J. Wilson of East Boston, Charles A. King of Melrose, James F.

Hopkins of South Boston. and the guest of the evening, Mr William Prendergast of Jefferson. The supper ended. the party was called to order by the toastmaster, Mr Keenan, who in complimentary terms Introduced Mr Doyle to respond to "The Ladies." Mr Doyle was warmly greeted, and when he declared that in all his travels he had never met the equal of the American girl for beauty, intelligence, modesty and independence a rousing volley of cheers and applause broke the stillness of the early morning. In responding to the next toast, "Friendship." Mr King delivered an address replete with sentiment and feeling, poetical quotations falling readily from his lips attested his familiarity with the best authors, and when he likened hearers to a great chain, each a link, and firmly bound by friendship.

his words touched a responsive chord in every breast. Mr Hopkins was introduced to speak for "Nothing." In the witty speech which followed Mr Hopkins convulsed his audience with anecdote and reminiscence, given in his own inimitable manner, and again and again the silence of the small hours was broken by applause. Mr McIntyre delivered a clever. analytical speech in response to the toast, "The summer girl," which was reeeived with delight, by the ladies particularly. Mr Hunt then arose to epeak for "Our party, and our friend the cook." This he did in a characteristically humorous manner, the clever hits following each other rapidly, amid cries of "Hear, hear." His statement that but a few hours before he was eager to strangle the cook, while now be would take him to his sheltering arms, carried his audience by storm.

Mr Doran responded to "Labor's holiday" with a thoughtful and scholarly address, which was warmly received, on the rights and dignity of labor. Proprietor Prendergast was then called upon to give the benediction. Three cheers and a tiger were then given for Mr Prendergast, three more for the cook, three more for the ladies, rending the air, and through the open door and hallway the vibrations ascended and fluttered the folds of "Old Glory" slumbering at its pole on the tearer. CHATHAM HUNTERS. Shooting Season Has Opened for Bostonians and Others.

CHATHAM, Sept 8The ehooting season is opening auspiciously at Chatham, and the shore birds are reported to be fairly plenty. Experienced sportsmen think the Indications point to even better shooting the latter part of the month. Sportsmen from Boston, Providence, Hyde Park and other places have filled up the hotel on the beach. and are enjoying the shooting greatly. but are anxiously waiting for a good strong northeaster.

it is thought will bring along a good flight of birds. A few grass birds are coming along, and are not difficult game. even for the Inexperienced, but thus far none have succeded in bagging many golden plover and doe birds. Ben Hall of Boston has been on the Warpath this week, with pretty good success, having made a laie bag of shore birds, killing 40 yellow legs and plover just after sunrise one morning. H.

N. Long of Boston had fine sport In the same locality last week, killing 25 beetle-head, red-breast and chicken. Alden Wheeler of Hyde Park enjoyed a couple days shooting at the beach hotel early last week. Elmer Crowell, B. B.

Nickerson, J. P. Nickerson and other gentlemen who own stands on the shores of Long pond and Cliff pond in Brewster and East Harwich are making preparations to greet the feathered flocks which are due to arrive in that vicinity next week; this locality is also a good one for partridge and quail, being well wooded. T. R.

Cook of Arlington, accompanied by a friend, is in camp at Inward point. They are not kicking at their luck with rod and gun. A few wood duck and teal are getting along, tis rather early and none are being captured as yet. Charles Train of Longwood is doing well at the North beach, but alternates between there and his box on Chatham flats, securing quite a good many birds. Occasionally some small flocks of black duck come along across the bay but as yet they have been shy of the marshes.

The sportsmen who come later, however. will probably bag some of these fine birds. Newport Once More. The popular exeursion from Boston to Newport, via New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad, will be repeated on Thursday next, Sept 13, the $1 rate for round trip tickets remaining in force. As usual, the number of tickets for this excursion will be strictly limited, and they will be placed on sale two days before the date of the outing at 3 Old State House, and at Park sq station.

Special train leaves Park sq station at 9.30 a and Newport for return at 6 in. The attractions of Newport retain all their potency, and the opening fall season is delightful there, beyond the telling. Considering the Ccat First EskimoLet's make a night of it. Second EskimoCan't do it, old man. My wife would never speak to me again If I should stay out mote than two months.CrOwn Upper Broadway these bright mornings, says a New York paper, is studded all over with white sailor hats, looking like great flakes of snow floating along both sides of the street, about five feet above the pavement; underneath them all are huhdreds of soubrettes, chorus girls and members of dramatic companies how rehearsing.

Over 150 companies open Somewhere within one day's journey of New York city this week. A large theater party from this city attended the performance of Miss Gracie Emmett in "The Pulse of New York" at Salem last Friday a more enthusiastic) audience never wae seen in the city of vetches. The company assisting Miss Emmett contains number of Boston favorites, including Mr Harry Knigert and Miss Maud Miller, daughter of Mr Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras. William J. Le Moyne of the Lyceum theater, who is to play the part of Felix Roach in "The New Boy' at the New York Standard Sept 18, will not follow the London conception of the character.

Charles Frohman has instructed him to play the part according to his own conceptionin other words, to create the character himself. The principal female role will be in the hands of Miss Jennie Busby. A noteworthy theater party has been formed to attend the opening perform- ance of Joseph Haworth in "Rosedale" at the Star theater Monday night. It will consist of Mrs Lester Wallack, whose husband wrote the play and created the part of Elliott Gray; Maggie Mitchell, whose husband, Charles Abbott, appears in the cast; manager Harry C. Miner and Robert Fulford, husband of the late Annie Pixley.

Manager William Brady promises many highly sensational scenic effects In his production of "The Cotton King" which will be given for the first time on an American stage at the Bowdoin sq theater. Oct 8. One of the most thrilling scenes shows the interior of a cotton mill. The villain pushes the heroine into the elevator well. The elevator descends and is about to crush the life out of the heroine when the lover arrives and saves her.

The roster of the E. Comerford company this season will be as follows: J. E. Comerford, Neil Twomey, James Levering, R. S.

Comerford, James Hayes, Ed R. J. E. Fuller. Elfreda Morrell, Jean Waugh and Madeleine Garcia.

Norman Campbell will be manager, George A. Sawin advance representative and Will F. Morris stage manager. The company began its season at Marlboro last Monday. In Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah," as it is revived at the academy of Music, New York, 82 horses take part in 1 several scenes.

The immense stage of the academy is simply thronged with troopers on several occasions, and on one occasion Miss Odette Tyler, the heroine, trusts herself upon a handsome black horse. Sheridan's ride, the signaling from Lookout mountain and the death scene in the fourth act are as strong as anything ever seen upon the stage In certain journalistic quarters it was popular a couple of years ago to accuse A. M. Palmer of favoring foreign authors to the detriment of native dramatists. There was no justice in this censure, says the Dramatic Mirror, for the simple reason that Mr Palmer during his career had produced more American plays than any other manager in New "York.

Today the strictures of two years ago would have no basis whatever, for Mr Palmer has mapped out a stock season that involves the production of native plays almost exclusively. Henry Guy Carleton and Frank G. Cotter have signed contracts whereby the latter will tour a company playing Carleton's romantic play, 'The Men of 76." Under the title of "Ye Earlie Trouble," the piece was acted originally by the Boston museum company two years ago. As the author of "Victor Durand," "The Gilded Fool." "Butterflies" and "The Men of 76," Mr Carleton takes rank as one of the first dramatists of America. The season will begin tomorrow at the Chestnut at opera house.

Philadelphia. The boots which Denman Thompson wears in the first act of "The Old Homestead" may not seem very desirable to the connoisseur in footwear, but they are highly prized by the distinguished actor. He has not only bad A I.