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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • 2

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The Tennesseani
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2 TIII3 NASUVILIjE AMERICAN FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 1 1899 1 fCsntU'iky'e line at will snd made brilliant trkk plays at one tlnm sending Bacon aronnj the end flftr yards for a tumhdown Bid-vrrxlty ef Tennraxeo record (nr the season Is five victories arid two (Meats THANKSGIVING GAME ON DUDLEY FIELD effectively (hat the ball went over Jdlrhl Una men showed a tendency to play off aide and were frequently penalized for this offense at looutt 40 yard being lost during ths game C)na fmture of tho plai Ing nl both teatna was the effective way In which the fullbacks were guarded oa kicks Not onr was a kick blocked by either aide end though was unusnaiTj slow tn gutting the ball away he was Invariably protected until his foot had swung against it Once 0'Dea lifted the ball for end ths lecture Is one of very humor ou sort the utmost good feeling prevailed Mr Heard carried the eudleace through hi lecture lu a double entry style His talk ts for the ear and his chalk work Is for the eye loth pleasing to superlative degree Bis witticism was endless snd the lecturer throughout Illustrated his point with colored challl sketches and caricatures Although a rapid svmaker Mr Beard 1 Just as rapid In hie sketches which were remit kably well executed The audleme was thoroughly pleased with the entertainment and the lecturer firmly established himself last night in th good gracss of the lyceum patrons After Two Hours of Hard Contest Between Vanderbilt and Nashville the Referee Decides There Was No Game MANY BEAUTIFUL AND EXCITING SCENES Society Deserts the Soldiers and Takes a Day of Foot Ball i Center Rush Massey Under Beautiful Interference by Godcbaux Makes 100 Yards Run yards one of the longest kicks ever seen here Probably 11600 people saw the struggle Excursion trains wers run from hyiwau kee Madlaon and Mecrinette Wit egd from Ann Arbor snd Menominee Mteh and long before the game wa called the immense stretches of bleachers and the grand stand at the south end of the field were packed so that hardly an Inch of room waa left The brass bands of both universities were played before the Fame and between the halve marched around the gridiron try Ing to moke theiuselve heard through th diBcord of tin horn nd hoarse voices After the gam wa over fh erowd broke on to the field and some cf the battered but triumphant Wisconsin player were lifted on to the shoulders of thetr yelling adherents and carried to the olub-bouse SEWAXrin KKEFI IT I Win From the Ankara Team I Cloew Cant MONTGOMERY Ala Nov A close finish with a score of Sewanee If Auburn 10 In the foot ball frame for the them pionahlp of the Southern Intercollegiate Association was witnessed We this after' noon by 4XiO spectators There was greet Interest In the game as this was to decide a tie between the two elevens as well ts tho ehamplnnahip The weather was all that could be desired and every man on each team worked si never before Neither of the teams bad been scored against this season and It was Clearly a game for blood Auburn got tho first touchdown In th first hslf whkh wee soon met by ene for Sewanera In the second ball there waa repot! Ion of the play with the addition of Sewane kicking' goal Neither side could make any further gains and so the game ended It waa at bard-fought battle and right well did the Tennessee boys earn Donald kicked off tblhy yards towards the south goal width Nashville was defending Lika a flu Btmnyn whs down the and oa the ball Urtgsrtnn and Burke each made short gains for Vanderbilt but the Commodores were penalizid for bold'ng la the Una and the bull went to Nashville At the fiiat play for his side Kuykendall made a 2S-yard epurt (In the next Nash vllle lost four yard While and Ashley made short gains but not enough to pre-vent the ball from going to Vanderbilt The latter lost on downs Kuykendall and White then made eight and twelve yards respectively around the ends and when Vanderbilt got the ball Mtlkmald khked for thirty yards end was down the field In time to full on the ball Throughout the whole of the first half Vanderbilt kept the ball in Nashville territory though Nashville was playing the steadier game Nashville's halve made good gain through the line and Vanderbilt's backs succeeded only at end plays Kuykendall injured his weak ankle and was forced to retire In this half Reeves was substituted For Xaiuierbtlt McDonald dll fairly good punting and Godchaux on a double pass tnaJe two skillful runs of Jlfteen and twelve varda reepectlyely For Nashville White and Ashley made gcod gains at almost every opportunity The line held well Time wag called fur the first bait with the sor standing 0 to 0 In the second bait Nashville kicked off forty yards McDonald returned the kick forty yards Ashley went through the line for four and ono-half yards but the next play was a fumble which Sowell promptly captured Burke followed with a brilliant end run of thtrty-flve yards On the next two plays the Oommodorsi netted a lose of ten yards and Nashville took ths ball Koeves went through for eight yards and then for four Several steady galas brought the ball well down the field On recapturing the plgaklo McDonald kicked forty yarde Nashville kicked Iwenty-flvo Godehaux brought the ball bark twelve yard Simmons circled the end for twenty-five yards The ball was brought rapidly to 18-yard line where It waa lost by the determined stand ot the defense NaahvUl kicked thirty yards Thors were several exchangee of the ball and Nashville kicked again for thirty-five yards and was allowed to keep the ball on aecount of off-side play Simmons who was injured was replaced by Smart White made a dash of thirty yards Booth wee replaced by Cragwall Nashville was then on Vanderbilt's 15-ysrd line when the ball a carried to the 10-yard line There wae a blue hue to all things tor Vanderbilt but in an Instant the gold and black flags wore waving furiously Nashville's quarter had made a wild pass and Maeaey had broken through captured the ball end had started down a clear field with the fleot-faoted Godehaux behind him Cragwall who a existed materially In the lntjrferenco was not far behind For a hundred yards the plucky center continued on his great run which wa a repetition of the play that enabled Foe to euateh victory from Yale last year The crowd went wild over the magnificent dash end when Massey oroeserf the goal line a thousand spectators rushed on the field A mighty hubbub of rhoera arose as the plsycrs argued the legitimacy of ths play before the referee Nashville claimed that the ball wae down whon Massey got IL The referee decided that there waa a touchdown and there wae redouble! enthusiasm on the part ot the rooters The West Side contingent raced about the track with more than funereal spec') bearing the oaffln containing the supposed remains of their opponents The crowd was oarer cleared from the field The referee announced that the1 game wae called on account of darkness and he would reserve his decision as to the result Later he made the statement that the crowd bad prevented the continuance of the play and declared It no game Following Is the line-up: Vanderbilt Nashville If 1 If Nashville society 1 more an than all ether tilings It is vraUle One day the doings of its own gay world absorb Its jntnd another and the spirit of patriotism I rises to Inspire It to tireless wcik and tn-! dcr deeds and on Thanksgiving Day It gives ltsolf to foot ball It do's! nothing by halves and to tbs foot ball game gets Its loyal enthusiasm and Its strength of voice aa well as the power ot Its fascinating presence Yesterday was an Ideal day Happy public condltlona united to make the game a feature and the result a a the most brilliant representative crowd went out to the gams that Dudley Field has seen for many a November day All around In the tiers of seats there was scarcely one vacant and hundreds stood throughout the play Along the eastern line of the campus (the rows of traps were drawn up filled with their beauty freight Boscobd College went out In tally-hos gayly decorated and the Normal Col lege sent a loyal eectlon whose Interest In their team never faltered At one corner of the field the riding party was drawn up their coats making a spot erf color against the leafless tree limbo that an Impressionist Would have revelled in Those composing the party were Hr and Mrs Alex Hunter Mias Louise Bransford and Robert Carlisle Miss Emma Bpenoer and Alton TVade Mias WUHa Fall and John Early bliss Ethel Howell and Dr Dale Mias Bcsal Baker and Howard Frost Miss Aiml Howell and 1L Doak Jr Mrs" A Young drove out In her Yto-krla and with her were Mr and Mrs yiugh Kirkpatrick and Mra Virginia (X ITnler of Lebanon In a high drag were Will 0 Hoffman and Miss Patterson of Franklin Ky Harry Ioak and Miss Louise Jackson Miss Busts Hunter went out In her cart with Jonea In Mrs 0 Roes's stylish cart all decorated with Vanderbilt eolorai were Mr and Mra Granville Pike Rose Jr Miss Boriha Bascalupo of Memphis and William Frank of California Mr and Mra John Gray Jr were out In their spider Miss Rachel Overton and Chartes Hardin were In a cart Mlsa Nannie Dudley Pilcher and Patton rhrtiiljum Mias Med ora Cheatham and David Shepherd were together in an open trap Mr and Mrs Jesse Overton had John Williams and John Williams Jr with them In their drag Mr snd Mrs Martin Condon and Mr and Mrs Granbery were together In the Condon trap Mies Margaret Richardson and Horace iAirton Mies Blnnfe Briggs and Hums Jonea Miss Ellle Barr and Frank Harris ent out together In an open trap I Mr and Mra Berry had Mlsa figjulae Allen and Bara Wharton with I them la their high cart I Mr and Mrs Fuller were In a light Brewster Richard Plater drove out the Plater cart and had with him Miss Elisabeth Thomas Ivo 8 Burns and Miss Elizabeth Buford Mias Louise Maddln and Ridley of Columbia were together 1 Mr and Mrs Albert Marks were In their Victoria and had Mrs Williamson with them Mr and Mrs Green Benton Miss Grace Thomas and Murray Brown were In tho Thomai cart Mr and Mrs Hamilton Woolsine were In a cart Mra McGannnn had a party ot friends with her In her brougham Mr and Mra Overton Lea and Rev and Mrs Robertson wers la tbs Lea trap Jonas drove out a stylish drag and had with him Misses Bertha Fudora and Sidney Jonas and Miss Elsla Htrsch XV Payne Mlssea Emma and Mary Fayne and Fields drove out together Sweeney and Miss Willis Sweeney wepe In the Sweeney carriage Among other prominent people who went out In parties and In couples were: Dr NVm Dudley Chancellor and Mrs Kirkland Mo Lewis and Mias Margaretta Mlsa Ella Brown and Sam Brown Miss Alma Onstoft and John Lellyctt Ueut and Mra Henry East man Mr and Mra Roger Eastman and Charles Eastman Knox Polk Mr and Mrs Alfred Howell Dr and Mrs A Vance Miss Alice Cheatham and Thomas II Malone Jr Allen Miss Lulie Ew In and Mis Hutcheson Mrs Stacker Lewis snd Mlsa Charlotte Lewis Bruce and Miss Mary Lou Burtop tbs Mlstcs Gaut Mr and Mrs Hll lard of Chicago Mr and Mrs Walter Keith and Mlsa Margaret Fall John Berry and Mlsa Sammls Keith Goodins Lrfndsley and Miss Mildred Williams Edward Maions and Mlsa Julia Malone Miss Floy Baseball Mlsa Clara Mai Hows John Baas Judge Bonner Prof and Mrs Wallace Mr and Mrs Howell Miss Ethel Bronson Mr snd Mrs Buckner Jr and the Misses Peek Miss Myrtle Mcore Mra Horace Cooper and Horses Cooper Jr Mr and Mrs Sperry Goodloe Mr and Mrs Stubblefield Hill Thompson and Miss Mary Lou Goodwla Mr and Mrs Howell Jackson Mlsa Louise Llndeley Bruce Shepherd and Miss Janie Cookrlll George Neal Thomas Wrenne Dr Blanton and a pretty bevy of Ward girls Miss Martha Armstrong Miss Gene Gordon and Hail Mitchell Mr and Mrs Fite Prof and Mrs O' Tolman Mra EX Brown Mr and Mrs Will Pollaid and Miss Mary Toy Howell Dwight Webb Bryaa Mr and Mra Hunter Orr Miss Mary Scruggs John McNally" Verner Moore Lew Is Frank Fogg John Burch Chrletojhcr Robin Jones Dan Buntlu John Brown Richard Dake Dr and Mrs Walter Daks Miss Annls John Mr Thompson Edward Buford Dismukes Thomas Cox Dr and Mrs Guy Filers' Mr snd Mrs Estes Mr and Mra Chatmcey Foster Mr snd Mra Roger Smith Mias Alice Left-wlch Prof and Mra A Merrill Mra Sarah Conwall Mlsa Florence Con well Dr TV XVltt Irof and Mrs Wicllffe Rose Buford Goodwin Charles Scruggs LawTcnre Thompson Dr 8 Crockett Dr and Mrs Owen Wilson Mr and Mra Spencer McHenry Dr Ewing Miss Ethel Mathews Horton Fall Dr and Mra Cullom Mlsa Virginia McHenry and Manning The Vanderbilt medical boys went out In a line Of carriages decorated In yellow and black that lined up In loyal shape on one side of the field Filling the carriages wore Messrs Sherman Jones Craig Ktm-riona Ludwig Sldley Eploe Clop-ton Mathcras Stlngoly Brlee fuck worth Norvall Halites Roberts Glasgow Booth XVatson Carmichael Belt Rucker Wood-son IMlz A Godwin Godwin Womack Ooodrli Elinors Foote Morrison formally Owen Djer Collins Jonea Tontno Irwin Clark Martin Pat Martin William Bogart Nlmocks McKay Trice 'riant laiuter Hlllsmsn Gregory Harwell Fliph McKee McWilliams XVTlson Dopiee Moore Andrew Eurnbeart Estes Dick Carraway and Seibert TEXAS SHERIFF IS CULLED Oil'll 11 AS EXTRADITION FAPER FROM GOV MeMILtlY BUT HE STRIKES A SNAG GETS ARRESTED AT SPARTA It and Deputy lam Berans rupture Feari I vm but a Mountain Judge lies Ht PoweAi lauuil Case Sheriff A Shrewsburg of Sherman Tex who came here last Sunday morning in eearth of two fugitives from Justice 1 having trouble with the judiciary of Tcn-necsee Sheriff Shrewsburg brought with him requisition pupexa for Jim Kirkoadars and Bklriotk who are wanted in Texas on the respective chargee of thrift of cotton and the removal of mortgaged property from the Btata Tbe alleged offense of Kirk endure was committed eight years ago and that of the other fugitive about four years ago A short while ago the Texas Sheriff learned that the moa wore located In Fut-nam County of thta Butte and he eecured requisition papers from Gov Bayern Upon his arrival here these wear presented to the Chief Executive of Tenneesee end oa last Monday evening Gov cMHila Issued extradition warrant to Sheriff Shrew s-turg Aa the Texas officer was unacquainted with th mountain pase of Putnaru County Sheriff Lewis Hurt detailed Inanity Sara Borura to accompany him In th search for Klrkendare and Ekirlock Th men were captured nuar Cvokevllla lari Wednesday and the officer to save time carried their prliorer overland to Sparta to catch a train Here the men were put in Jail until tbe next morning and the Texas mao retired for a night's rest At 8 o'clock yesterday morning however he was awakened by the Sheriff of Whlta County who served a writ of habeas corpus on him Burned by Judge Smith of Sparta It teemed that friends ot the two prisoners had followed the officers over the mountain with a view of fruatratlng the attempt of the Texas Sheriff to take his men back to the Beene of thotr alleged crime They filed a petition for the writ upon tho ground of Illegal detention The Texan though was of the opinion that he wsa armed with a greater Instrument erf power than any Judge could liatue and started to take hln prisoners to the train Before he could do thin however he ran aero another stumbling block for ths Sheriff served a warrant oa him and placed him under arrest for attempting to remove prisoners from the jurisdiction of Judge Smith's court This of court coppered the play of th Texas officer He we arraigned before the Sparta Circuit Court at the convening boar and Judge Smith Informed him that he would hold the prisoners until Saturday when he would try the habeas corpus case snd also that of th Sheriff Th latter woe released on his own recognizance until that date The officer learned that a delegation of citterns were yenning to Nashville to try and Induce Gov McMillln to revoke the extradition warrants so he also made a run horn He arrived lost night on th some train with the committee snd after paying rleit to th county Jail he sought an audience with the Governor The delegation from the mountain town had preceded him and Sheriff Shrewsbtirg had to hide his time He finally got a chance to speak to Gov McMiUln to explain matters when he was Informed that both side would be beard this morning Tbe Texas Bhcrlff Is confident In his position and thinks he will carry his men back with hlrrk Ha told on American reporter last night that the friends of the prisoners attempted to get him to compromise th cases by making good the amount th men were charged with taking but that he had no authority to make such a doaL Sheriff Ehrewsburg said that be hod gotten prisoners In many State on extradition papers and this ts the first time that a Judge ever turned him down when he woe armed with such authority He also sold that it was the first time he had ever been arrested Deputy Sheriff Bam Barnm did not return with the Texas officer but is still at Sparta awaiting development OBITUARY NOTES Goldstein aged 84 years died yeaterdav morning at th hom of hla son-in-law gkrslrr on tt Knd arenu Th remains will bs burled to-day at 10 with tn-prment at Tempi cemetery Mra Sarah Ann Goodwin aged 71 yean wile of 'Squire Goodwin' cf Smyrna died yesterday morning st 4 o'clock at her bogie Mr Goodwin has resided In th county (nr many year and leaves several rhlt-dren Sha Is tha mother of Dr JT Ooodylu I well-known physician of this city William Oarrett aged 78 an old and highly repented citizen of Davtdeon County died at hla home 610 6outh High etreat at 1 80 clock yeeterday afternoon Mr Gerrrae wile four daughters and a non survive Mrs 3 Frlee Mrs IL Baker Mra Turner and Mra A Cooke and John Garrett He also leaves number cf grandchildren and groat-grandcblldren For year Ihe deeeaeed wa a well-known eon tractor of tble city and bad wide acqualntano throughout thl Section SHKLBYVILLB Nov 89 (Special Mr Caroline Dean prominent and highly esteemed lady of tha Twenty-third District died to-day aged 78 year TCSCCMBTA Ala Nov 0 Vre Nancy Napier one of th oldeat residents of this plan died at her hom thl morning efter protracted lllnea Sh wne over 7 years of ag and had spent moat of her life In Tutoumbla Sha waa a Hater to Hon A Llgoo of this town ax-Probat Judge and member of th present Board of Commissioners of thl couuty Sh leave no family ATHKNS Ala Nov 80 Mr Lambert wlf of William Lambert Superintendent ot th rounty farm died at the borne of her husband to-day after a long lllnes Mrs Mary Ann Clem died a few days age at her bom ten milt a east of Athens In this county Sha wna (7 years ot ag and hnd been a widow for more that half a century gb reared two children who aurvlva her aa do twenty-on grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren and several great-greatgrandchildren Until a short time el nee ehe wss woman ot greet vitality and It was sot unusual for her to walk mor than a mil Ambnoh aid Harder SAN ANTONIO Tax Nov United States Marshal Georg lx Slebrerht was advised tins afternoon ot tbs ambushing and murder of a deputy customs collector twenty mile north of Presidio erly this morning Waller wu bringing a notorious Mexican smuggler to ths town ef Preeldlo but wa waylaid by a party of Mexicans who sfter shooting th depuly e-onped with th smuggler Into Mrxloo I'rceldlo Is on th border In the gret bond of the Rio Grand bn ween Kngl Pee and Bil known aa th "Bloody peninsula DIED GAnUETT-Thureday at 1:30 Nov 86 1868 at hi residency No 610 South High tract William Onrrelt aged 78 year Funeral from th rcsldcno a above this (Friday) afternoon at 30 o'clock Ia 1 fierVIcee conducted by Rove Krwln and A Mrl-'errln Remains will planed In vault at ML Olivet The following gentlemen ar requested to serve ai pall-boarere! Judge John 0 Ferrlee It Turner Duly Howell Howes Jen kin It Doe It Fleming II Binkley IL Murray Carriage from Wile A Karach OOLLfTtKNB-At ths reridene of fi gu ler at 4 13 oa yeatorday morning Uoil-ilelna aged 6 years Funeral from the residence West Knd ere-nue near Cvntennlul ground at 10 o'clock tble (Kridey) luunilng to which frleuJs are Invlbd Intorment at Temple Crenefary 8 Comba A Co dlreoiura Grant University CHATTANOOGA Nov At Chatts-noog Driving Fark this afternoon Grant UnlvMrslty defeated the Souih Fittsburg Athletlo Association team by score of 10 to 0 Th rttuburgers were loo light and tro slow Hill and DaTosta of Great were tbtari of the game the latter however making terrible mess ot two kick for goal Forty-Yard Rub RALEIGH Nov Osk Ridge Institute to-day dt feated the Agricultural snd Mechanical CUlege of North Carolina In game of foot ball Bennett's (Oak Ridge) run of forty yards was th feature Ihe ecore: Oak Ridge 10 A sntl 0 Tern YVInner AUSTIN Tax Nov 80 -To-day's foot ball gatre between tbe University of Texas eleven and the Baton Rouge Ha team resulted in victory for th Texas boys by score cf 30 to 0 There was very large erowd present gonttx Kentneky HOFKINSVILLJO Ky Nov (Special The loot tall teams ot South Kentucky College of thl city and Bethel College of Russellville played game here this afternoon when the former won by sdore of 7 to 0 Georsrt Ioter ATLANTA Os Nov Th University of North Carolina defeated the University of Georgia In cloeely-contested gome of foot ball Piedmont Fark to-day by score of 8 to 0 Five thousand people wit-bestead th game ringed Tie BARMSSVILLR Ga Nov Gordon Institute played a tie with the second eleven from th Technological Inetltuts from Atlanta to-day Score 6 to Memphis Eleven LITTLE ROCK Ark Nov Th foot ball team of the Little Rock Athletic Asso elation defeated the Cbrtatlan Brothers' College eleven of Memphis this afternoon at West End Park by score of 10 to 0 Over 8000 people witnessed the contest which wa Intensely Interesting from kickoff to coll of time The Tennesseans pr seated much heavier appearance than the local eleven but th Arkansans put forth the snappier exhibition which coupled with fair display of team work netted theta well earned victory Exciting Gem RICHMOND Vo Nov 80 About 4000 people witnessed the game between the University of Virginia end Lehigh to-day Lehigh fought hard but the play was largely one-sided from the beginning th bell seldom if ever being out of her terrl tory The game wae exciting and resulted tn score ot Virginia 10 Lehigh 0 One- sided ROANOKE Nov Th foot hall game here to-day was one-sided contest Virgin! Folytechnlo Institute 84 Washington end Lee Untverelty 0 Ossies Elsewhere At Kansas City Kansas University Missouri University 8 At L'nlverelty of Cincinnati 83 Wes lei sn University I At San Francleco University of Celtfof nta II Btanrord 8 At Lafayette Indian University 10 Purdue At Columbus Otlo University Kenyon College 6 At Danville Center College 82 Central University 14 At Omaha Orlnnell College 13 Unlver sity of Nebraska 0 At University of low 83 University of Illinois A Jr- AT THE PLAY-HOUSES Frederick the Orest King ot Prussia Lewis Morrison Oen Uuleoa of th Hussar Mervyn Dallas Lieut liulson his nephew Georg Foster Platt Baron Von Trenck of tha Royal Guards Frank Fannlnf Voltaire (Francois Marl Aruuet) Chamberlain ot the Court Howard Beott Lord Mttrischail (Jumse Keith) Clarence Aeper Col Wallis (Autrlan Envoy I Will Crlmais Fedcredorf th Secretary Louis Hilbert A Grenadier Walter The Frlnoces Amalia Frederick's youogeal sister Lorens Atwood Cotmtess Bwsrtilrid In atteodaBoe on the Prlnoee kdl Clark Madame da Klclit confidant of the Princes LIPIan Armsby LaDarbartua an Italian Danner Floieno Roberta The two performance of "Frederick the by Lewis Morrison and his com pony yesterday drew audience that completely filled th the ter Aside from Its drawing ability the play was success for tbs rendition of It won th thorough appreciation of ths audience Tbe etory of ths play was that Baron Von Trenck of th Royal Guards fell in love with the younger eteter of Frederick Prlnoee Amelia snd Incurring the displeasure at the tnouaj-ch by doing so was placed In prison Escaping from prison th Boron joined the army of Maria Theresa of Austria against whom Frederick had declared war Having th King In his power in a lonclg six the Rerun at the point of a pistol demanded complete pardon and the hand of the Princess In marriage Frdiu this unploosant predicament Frederick was rescued by the ready wit of I liarbarlna and hi own power of evasion courageously exhibited The Baron wu subsequently pardoned and tho marriage wn allowed The happy consummation of affairs was brought about by La Barbarlna an Italian dancer who hod turned halt of the crowned heads ot Europe before being forcibly brought Into Prussia by Frederick to satisfy his curiosity La Barbarlna was not only responsible tor the King's unax petted clemency but tor many other actions of his not In keeping with his stern nature Her wheedling ability and his reception of her efforts In this direction furnished most of the humor emanatlug from the performances Tbe play wu of the higher order of comedy and wo Innate with Interest It wu well presented The main character was Frederick the Great and second only to him La Barberiuo Mr Motrrlwm took the character of the monarch and presented it to th audience a manner that was well nigh perfect that ts so far aa the general conception ot the famous Prussian furnishes a standard of judging In time ot danger he was Imperturbable and In shorw daces he wu past master Th personality of the famous personage which Mr Mnrrlaon brought out wae one of tbe distinctive feature of the performance and was especially pronounced In the third act where th King' life wu In danger Next to Mr Morrison In the presentation ot her role was MIbs Florence Roberts as La Barbarlna Thh character nocenattated tho deppest undterstandlng In the weak-ntxHcs of the sterner sex reinforced by the coquetlo ability to act upon the Information Mias Roberts fulfilled the requirement With profound appreciation of tha potentiality of good-looking sighs end looks warmth and coolness yleldtuice and defiance upon thef affaire of earth Bhe was all for which the character called These two stood out pre-eminently In the presentation as In ths plot Their acting could scarcely be Improved upon Tbe other part wore plooalngly eell taken especially those of IJout liulson by George Foster Platt andt Voltaire by Howard Buott TRANK The lecture of Frank Heard cartoonist caricaturist and chalk talker at th Tabernacle last night wns one of the most successful and highly appreciated features Cf the Tabernacle Lyceum course Fully 4000 peoplt were la attendance ELICITED BY MKATIOS OF Bl-GOV HOGG OF TliAAi A It Iff Nina MATE MATTER SPRUNG AT ELGIN TEX Attorney General Responsible and the Crowd Receive the luigutlsa With 4 hat Hotitt Said -V AUSTIN Tex Nov 30-Whll Wm Bryan and ex-Gov Hogg and other politicians were making rear-eud train speeches at Elgin near this city thl afternoon boom was started for ex-Gov Jaroe Hogg for second place on the national Democratic ticket and Mr Bryan warmly applauded the proposition Mr Biyan accompanied by Gov Sayers ex-Gov Hogg and Attorney Geucral Smith left thia afternoon for Waco where Mr Bryan will speak to-morrow They went vis Elgin a small Junction of some 6000 Inhabitants a miles to the smith of thl city to make the Ware connection Arriving at Elglu the party was received by almost tbe entire population ot the town and a perfect ovation was tendered them The crowd demanded that they should have some speech-making Mr Bryan was the first (o respond to tha clamor and dresse his hearers for some ten or fifteen minute He reviewed the past war briefly and laid ('eclsl street upon th fact that thl people did not want nor would they tolerate a large standing army In this nation spoke more cheerfully of th campaign of 1900 He assured his bearers that he was down tn Texas to recuperate nd prepare himself for the coming campaign and announced that th Democrats of the country would find him as loyal to the 18 to 1 theory as ever and that It should have precedence over else If he had his way Upon the conclusion of bis addre ex Gov Hogg spoke briefly along the name line Gov Sayers followed In alike man ner and then the surprise waa sprung on the crowd by Attorney General Smith He extolled Mr Bryan aa a great leader and tired the audience that he would be elected President In HWXl Whll the udi enoe wa enthtislsettcaily cheering this statement Mr Smith added that he hoped to see and know that he would ex Gov Hcgg occupying the second plaaa on the uatloual ticket aa he would make an excellent running mate for Mr Hryan Thl created gTeat enthusiasm and Mr Bryan applauded heartily with th remain dcr of th crowd Cries far Hogg brought him to the front again and he aanouuced that the honor sought to be thrust upoa him waa mor than ha expected that did not want any offioe aud waa not looking for any that he thought th vice pmrtden cy thould go to a Wentern man The ovation tendered the quartette was most flattering and th train waa permitted to depart only after conhldernble l4av Bryan snd Saint AUSTIN Tex Nor Bryan's attention haring been called to a rumor that he wo Inclined to favor th nomination of Sulzer for the Democratic con grew atonal contingent leadurshlp exprensed himself oa follow In the matter: have not said or written anyth for or against any candidate for Speaker have not taken part tn th oontest and shall not Th Democrats tn Coo grew ore entirely competent to nettle the question of leadership far themselves and I have no doubt that tbe caacu will make a wise METHUEN IS HURT -AT M0DDER RIVER (Continued from First Fags) Bine Nov 4 no attempt haa bsn made to attack Lodyamlth tn LADYSMITH BOMBARDED Heavy Firing There ea koadsy Gen Wound LONDON Deo Th Time publish th following dispatch from Frere Natal dated Monday Nor 27 "Ladysmith wu heavily bombarded today" Beyond th report from Eetoourt that firing waa heard In tbe direction of Ladysmith oa Monday there Is not a shred ot news cf any kind from the seat of war A semiofficial statement has been Issued that Lord wound I not serious and that he Is expected to 11 right lu tha course of a few days It is certain however that the wound will prevent hit la the saddle aud there 1 groat anxiety to know hethor ho will be compelled temporarily to abandon the presoual direction of affair His next In command Is Col Colville commanding the brigade He has reputation as an excellent officer Ai men are needed In all direction Lord announcement that sew division will be emburkod without delay haa been received With greatest satisfaction The transports will soon be returned from th Cape and it Is hoped that the men will be dispatched rktdily On this point the Morning Fdst sera: The sooner we can make up our minds as to the magnitude of tbe work In hand the sooner It will accomplished'' Lieut Col death ends a most promising career He was the officer mainly responsible for working out th details of ths mobilization Scheme Heavy Boer Lossta ESTCOURT Monday Nov fl-Tht Twelfth Isnrnr are report'd to have sttscksd Flet Ketrief' force at Weenan and to have Inflicted great loss on the Doer Gen Hlld-ysrd troop bivouacked last night at Frere Two Boer hare been captured One of them a doctor entered tho lirlttoh camp under tbe belief that It was a borr blvouao Oen Joubcrt la reported to hsv retreated to Colrnso yesterdny by way of Chlrvely He traveled In an omnibus drawn by six horseo It Is rumored that he Is horrylnrf bak to op-pone CcJ Bndon-Powell Two Kotcourt train Strived at Frer lnet evening Thor is great rejoicing at th reopening of th lino Iloer prisoner report Oen night mftack with eold steel paralyxtd the burghers whose loss waa thirty killed and over 1'jO wounded Another IHvlatos LONDON Nov Lord Wolselery speaklhg In London thl evening eulogized tbe conduct of the British troops In South Africa and confirmed the Beml-offidal an-nouuoement that another division of the Bocond Army Corps would be called out This division he sold would soon be on the way to the Capa He expressed himself aa confUlvnt that the reserve would respond to the call with the same obodlenc and pride that had marked tha response to previous calls Killed at Belmont ORANGE IUVER Monday Nov 17 -Boer Prisoners hsre report that ths number of Boer killed at Belmont Is boileved to 10 snd st Pee A re erg tho prisoners are several with mormon red crosses on thMr sleeves It la reported that they fought with th artillery at Home ROVE Nov 86 day sat Celebrated by the American colony in Rome with th usual estUusianm Thera Was a lavish display of th star aud stripe at the Embassy tha Consulate aud til reeblrnro ot AmerJiana thrmiirhuut the city King Humbert received Ambassador Luaper lu flrlvate audience 1 Larceny Front Person William Moore colored arruiedon tha Charge of larceny from the person yrsitrday he proaorutrer In the eaea I Edward Howard Colored and th aulouut Involved It SuialL "Men snd was pro duced last night by tbe Boyle Stock Coin pany before a parked house "WH4T Happened to The attraction the Vendome to-morrow af ternooa and evening will be George (L Broadhurst's Happened to Jonea1' a very popular farce The story la follows: Ebenezer Good ly st staid pmfejeor of anatomy who la expecting a visit from his brother the Bishop of Ballarat ts persuaded to attend a boxing Contest by his prospective son-in-law At hll there the polUs raid the place but Goodly and bis young friend escape arriving home In greatly perturbed cen dttlon They have been pursuod by Jones a drummer for hymn books and playing cards who was also at tbe fight and who has laid himself open to ths serious charge of assaulting an officer Jones to escape follows Goodly and Richard Into their horns and demands protection as the price of his alienee respecting the escapade of the professor He dons the garb of the visiting Bls-hop and meets the police In this dls-guUe He also meets tbe family and It bocotnes necessary to keep up th deception not withstanding the arrival ot tha real Bishop OLGA NETHER SOLE Th famous young English actress Olga Nethersols will make her first appearance in NOab vllle at the Vendome next Wednesday evening Her management announce that she will be seen here in her remarkable creation Rauls In Second Mr Tan quevay" which may be said to be FlneiWs masterpiece Miss Nethersole Is now ful filling a engagement at the Tulane New Or 1 pans where she is playing to good houses at every performance It Is said that her business In New Or leans 1 the greatest done there by any star for quit ten year Tbe New Orleans Tlmea-Democrat 'end the PicayuDe have spoken In lavish terms of Mia Neth-ereole'a performance In the play eh will precont here ITALIAN GRAND OPERA Commencing Dec 4 for one week Nashville Is to enjoy a season of grand opera Tbe advance reprerents tlv of the celebrated Lambardl Ilnllefi Grand Opera Com pany fa In th city preparing for the ap poaranca of his company here at the M' sonic Theater Tbo aggregation I on unusually large on consisting of over sixty actual working artists of whom fourteen ere etar of magnitude Beside these a complete and efficient symphony orcheetr le car Tied DRAWN UP IN LINE TO BE SHOT DOWN (Continued from First Pag the Americans os they desired that the Utter wbould win hoping to gain their own freedom TERRIFIED REBELS In tho terrified temper of the Insurgent who Yun at th sight erf an American single company might go anywhere In tha north mow according to Capt Fowler No prisoners except officer and civil leader are retained by the Americana Their policy la to relaase all others almost Immediately MaJ Johnston of Oen MacArthur'a staff brought her by special train Cburlblan Secretary cl th Treasury tn the so-called Kl'lplno goverurrieiit and Marian I Un Gap a Chines hall-hreed director of railways and powtofflees both cf whom surrender 1 In Bayambing with their families and servant Their good filled four car Churl 1 tan maintained that civilian were exempt from Imprisonment and be was deeply chagrined when he found himself placed Incommunicado with Bueacamluo MaJ Orta i of the last Filipino commission to Gen Otis ts a harmless character a kind of burleaqu soldier and tha American officer to whom he surrendered have declined to Imprison him He yearn to poee aa a mo- tyr In Manila AOUINALDO'S MOTHER Agulnaldo's mother has arrived here end ha been given shelter by Senor Lrgarde prominent amigo who was Secretary of th Treasury before tho outbreak and who resigned when It came It seem that Bueno nit no' party took refug In a bandit village' which had offered Agulnaldo an asylum Intending to sell him to the American a Th bandit salntd half of bucncamho'i guard end proposed to keep mother tor ransom Fate of the baibcsl WASHINGTON Nov A dispatch to the Nawjr Department from Admiral Watson at Manila received to-day give additional details of the fate of the crew of th gunboat Urdaneta which waa attacked and destroyed by Insurgent to mo time since Tha dtopatch follow: "MANILA Nov force turned over Vlgan to portion Wheaton' command oa 2Sth Returned here with lf8 recaptured Spanish prisoner Taking of Vlgan creditable to naval fare Coxswain Greene and Apprentice Fowers of Vrdanc-ta's crew escaped Insurgent reported on flagship Report Cadet Wood mortally wounded died in fifteen minutes Mitchell Drummond Eton and Grey killed outright Bodice of Woods and Grey only recovered burial place unknown will endeavor to locate Farler Herbert end Burke alive and ell Oct 30 Present whereabout un known Chinaman kill'd by Insurgent spear Tlrdancta fought till gun failed made gallant fight dato Sept To the Mountains MANILA Nov 30 Dispatches Just received from Hollo Island of I'anay ay that at 1 o'clra on the evening of Sunday Nov 26 the Eighteenth Regiment encountered an entrenched fore of the enemy at Favla who opened a heavy fir Ths leading battalion replied and after several volley the Nineteenth flanked the Filipinos driving them out of their tranche The enemy retreated to the mountain At th beginning of the light one Captain and one prliate of the Eighteenth were killed1 iiAtu tv i ui qnr Down to Retire From the Na Xlnoul 01uUrmnnhlp Senator Hanna will not be th manager of the Rermblloau campaign next year He Is to retire from the chairmanship ot tha National OommUtee on account of his health Ill retirement will be voluntary and not thn result of any lack of confidence In him on the part of the President Mr Hanna will remain Chairman of the committee till after the next national convention and th new committee chosen at that convention will eleett hla euc-ccssor It Is thought here that Representative Dick of Ohio may be the new Chairman Henry of Milwaukee could have the post If be thinks the condition of his health would warrant Ms acceptance of It The rule Is that the nominee for Prealdent chooses the Chairman of the National Committee and la this Instance it 1 not necereary to aay that President McKinley would nanus Senator Hanna If Hr Hanna cared for the place But Mr Hanna dons not want It and while ho Is not yet ready to announce his Voluntary retirement will do so In good time President McKinley ts as loyal to Senator Hanna aa be ever war and so Is ths Republican party Ntdhlng but the Inalatence upon taking a mueb-nredrd rest could prevent his re-elretlon Washington spl to Chicago Timee-Harald IXDIAVS TUB VICTORS Carllnle Wise Ore Colsatbla Heavy Seen NEW YORK Nor SO-The foot ball eleven of Columbia waa beaten by the Carlisle Indians at Manhattan Field ta-day 43 to 0 There were 10004 people within the enclosure and a many more on the Viaduct This wae by long odds the severest set back Columbia has yet experienced Co lumbta lined up as she did when she detested Yela Tbs Indians were la prime pbyetoai condition and tore through the Columbia line and skirted the end at will At least eight tiroes the Carlisle backs got around the enda for runs of from thirty to sixty yards Moat of thes were mede by Seneca and Miller Weeks stopped moat of them by beautiful tackle but en two oc caslona be wu dragged over tbs line by main strength On almost every kick the Carlisle backs ran the ball back about twenty yards and twice th catcher got back sixty yard Mextoned ploughed through th line for tea yards Columbia I eld- the Indians for sown but three or four time during th entire game TWO 421MCS DAVID Mobile lias Los Head os Feed Rail port MOBILE Ala Nov There were tso games of foot ball la this city tile afternoon Tbs first wa between the Association second eleven snd the Tlgera which resulted la a soore of 28 te 6 for Ihe association team The features of this game were the playing of lott tad Wynd-ham Tho second game wee between the reg ultr A teaa and the Pensacola Athletlo team which resulted In soore of 8 to 5 in favor of the Mobile team Mobile was saved from defeat by th expiration of the time allotted for the second half for when time wts relied rrnsacol bed the ball en Mobile's 10-yard line to which poalltoa ttejr bad brought It by steadily bucking the center and going through the line Once previously Pensacola had the ball dasgeroutly near Mobile' goal but 20-yard run by Moore and 20-yard punt by Fletcher sent tbe ball back to the center of the field and when the last five minutes of play was called Pensacola bad to make about 40 yards She made thirty ot thee on successive rushes through tbe tins that befog her etroug play while Mobile excelled on end plays and punting Tbe ganoa was very alow TRIUMPH ANT SERIFg University of Chleag Defeats Ilronn IT to 0 CHICAGO Nov Tha University of Chicago finished her triumphant series today by delsallng Brown by a Ivors ot 17 to 8 Only twlre In tha gam did Brows menaes tha maroon goat and each time Chicago braced with fine spirit and saved her goal from tbe rushes ef tha Rhode Islandurs From center to end the maroons outpointed brown and gave an exhibition of consistent defense which she has seldom surpassed At bo time was Brown able to score through the line while Chicago mad large hole at will nod sent her fast back around the ends for spectacular runs At tbe berk of the line Richardson proved jewel for Brown and made tbe only scoro for tbo visitors Hapgood elbo played a brilliant game for Brown and almost scored single-handed before Chicago rallied with her back to the goal posts With defeat staring her In th face Brown made a grand rally In the second bait and seemed 'o gain strength aa the half progressed Whan darkness Intervened she had scored and was charging Into line with fierce low rushes that showed her spirit was not broken Without CupL Kennedy defense waa still faultless and her oftong lacked little of lta accustomed lore Ihe day was Ideal and 10000 people crowded tbe big stands and sang to the music of the band With the consent of Brown tbe game wot called before time wu up on account of darkneaa Tulnnw Not lu If NEW ORLEANS Nov Tha Upivee-aity of Mlselsslipl eleven easily defeated Tulane University to-dny by a score of IS to Os' This was last game of tho season and owing to th number (if men Injured and the lightness of tha players the team ha not mt with a Single success Mississippi made Its goals by burking the Una th backs tackle snd guards forcing their weight through three times losing the edd points by falling to kick easy goals Nobody Wns hurt Ilonry Redhead snd the back played beat for tha visitors Bshelman'a brilliant and fill lie run waVthe only local featurs About 1000 people saw the game Tennessee Kentneky KNOXVILKW Nov 80 Unlveralty of Ton-neseve foot bnll tleren met tbe team of the nlverelty of Kentucky at thl pines and won the reiuo bv a re of 41 to 0 Tenneexoe I the Kentueklsns tt their merey through out the game The first touchdown wss mads fl minutes Ttaqsssw wsnt through HOW -THE GLADIATORS FOUGHT FOR THE PIG-SKIN 'Eleven From the Southern Part of the City Show Unexpected Strength Brilliant Referee Decision Unpopular referee Pritchett snd Duke linesmen Hemingway and Nelson ttme-kerperl Thirty-five minute halves were played DECISION CONDEMNED Vanderbilt' Opinion In Regard Close of liamr Mr Crane couth of tho Vanderbilt team said last night In speaking of tbs decision of feree I tf The tom hdew allowed by the refoioo and the soon of to 0 wa allowed lie Inntrurtid Vanlerbilt to kirk the got I and Vanderbilt did so but tho referee niadb no effort ha trever to pliue Nnsh-vllle's team on side that Is ba(k of the goal line lie flp hired tho game off then on account of darkness which Is la direct contradiction to the spirit of the rules os shown in rale 12 of the official guide The referee had aht lately no authority according to tho rules to declare off any cor made pm lounly" Members of the Vancb rbllt Athletic Association claim that the game was unfinished that at the tune the game closed the score was to 0 In Vanderbilt's favor and that it la simply an unfinished game with five or sit minute to play They eay that there ly no authority whatsoever in any rule for tho rfcre to deride that there was no score for he had already decided that there was a bcore of 6 to 0 Ills opinion any point cannot ofTset the rules The game ehoull be recorded aa unfinished and to 0 In favor No di-eltdon of tho referee or anyone else can record otllerwse QUAKER MEN VICTORIOUS (Continued freta First Page) offenatvo game but the way the Badger backs toio through waa a surprise to even their most enthusiastic motets During moat of the game Michigan wae on the defensive and poor Judgment on the part of Wisconsin in the Brut half In attempting a fake kick when the ball was la splendid position for a kick from the field probably cost the Budgurs five point in the succnd half also the ball was worked down thu find twice to within IS yards ot Ml goal line but In both Instances the Wisconsin lorwards were guilty of bohllhg In the line and the ball went over Wisconsin's weak point wae at left end Some of Michigan's beet gains were made around Coohoms and Mulligan's only tourhdown waa made by McLain In the second half afbxr a beautiful run of 45 yards In which the HA't-footed Michigan man clean bis field without difficulty Snow ho played against bothered hla man greatly and finally put bim out of the play It was battlo royal between these two men throughout the game Man inr man however the Wisconsin line outclassed that of MUhlgan even big Cunningham who last year was picked tor the all Western renter being completely outplayed by Chamberlain whom Cunningham outweighed by at least twenty-five pounds Curtis at right tackle was easily tho superior cf MacDonald and frequently got through In time to Rpoll the play Even Lerum at left guard held his own with the veteran France Wisconsin waa weak In catching punts both Driver and Trait tumbling' the ball several times though as it happened never with serious results In (his resiiert they were more fortunate than Michigan Michigan's beat playing wa done In the drat halt Securing the ball on their own 15-yard line the ball wax carried steadily down the field hy a series of line plunges In which the pnnaj Ivanla guards' back play was mui used yarlod by on occasional try at the ads nntll Wisconsin's 40-yttrd line waa reached' But bsif Wisconsin braced so touchdown was granted and Vanderbilt was directed to try the kick for goal I decide there was no game so neither side wins and there Is no score "Ihe grounds for this decision are: Tho rules provl le that the game shall conalat of two halves of thirty-live minutes earh Rule 12 section 4 provides that the gmno shall be dccidad by the final score at the md of the two halves Before the end of the last hnlf the gnme waa broken up by tho rush of the crowd on tho field which remain there until ihe game terminated on account of darkness so the last half was pot played end there was consequently no dual scare The decision met with many expressions of disapproval from tho partisans ot both tosms lust night The Varnli rbllt eleven did not play the ball of whteh tiny have shown themselves capable during the season The play waa too high The Hue for some roanon did not hold nt cruelal tnoraeuts The men made many brilliant end plays hut Instead cf hammering away at the weak points of thiir oppimeita they endeavored too often to go through Nashville's hiavy lino On several occasions McDonald or Burke might have dropped a gonl hud they been given aa opportunity Burke made one beautiful run but Ip running far tack of the line In an endeavor to get away ho wns often caught with a loos EUgcrtnn did some good sledge hammer work Barhee and tUmmc ns played good bull work was of Its usual high order while Massey's great run and his strong play at renter will long be re- fiieitibcred Nashville played a strong game Her defensive work was good at all times and cecnslonally she would make vlgoroue of-fenelve spurts Although the ball throughout the entire game with the exception ot two or three minutes pear the close was In Nashville's territory tho eleven held Vanderbilt well once on the S-yard line and twice on the 18-yard line Kuykendall wes the star of tho Nashville tenm Ashley TVhite Johnson and Reeves did vniinnt sendee tor their college nml ttie line whiih was Very heavy pi overt a serious stumbling blotk to Vaudorbtll fast backs When ths referee's whUUe sounded Mc Tbs fickle populace yesterday dethroned ths military harotw home from the East and el ova ted ths giants of foot ball to the ptnnacU ot fame Vanderbilt and ths University of Nashville played a spectacular gams betors the greatest crowd that ever aw a gridiron content In this city More tban 4000 people filled the scats and lined the green terraces forming a hollow square about beautiful Dudley Field '4a see the great Thanksgiving game that closed the foot ball Season With the excoptlon of a stiff breeze from tbs southwest tbs day was perfect and In consequence everybody wan there The students of both Institutions seemed to be present OH masse Early In the afternoon the delogntlona from tlio Normal College began to fill the eeate on the eastern side ot the field save a large crowd of feminine lympathlzora who occupied one end of the terrace and shouted for their heroes The Vanderbilt rooters spread tbem-olvee both literally and metaphorically West Side always unique paraded the field before the gams with a grim-Iooking cofllo draped la the Nashville colors and singing doleful hymn to the tune of Tbs and the dantal students cam In tally-hos and In carriage sweeping intlo the field: In proud array with Urge fluttering gaily above their handsome equipages Tjq horns megaphone! voices mli)gleA In one deafening blast Tho game was in mnr respects disappointing while 0( feature re very exciting The most disappointing feature to both teams and thoir friends decisions of the referee who by declaring a touchdown for Vanderbilt on a iraatdsk of 100 yard by Massey dls-pleased Nashville Inasmuch aa tho latter claimed tZ It was on a foul and who by reserving Ills deotalon end declaring three boura after the game that there su score although be had be ore granted touchdown threw a PT water on the Commodores- kef decision as gT Rfrg Eslce last Is follow! 1.

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