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TTTB POfT FIRST IK MOBNtKCI SALKi POST, TUESDAY, 23 1895 THB F08T FIRST 1KM0RNXK(S fOR CHARITY- Young Association Hold a Keception. M. Pauline and AliKS The Young A ssoc I tlon the freoing of thoir home from debt hj- a reception last eveniiiR in huHdlnK. whU'h was very largely attended. The hall presented a beautiful appearance.

In front of the stage was a raised platform covered with a Turkish rug, on which stood the ro- colvlng party, representing tho governing board of the association. The tables and those in rharge ware as follows: Governing board. Miss Susi Alara, In green and white; Elizabeth in pink crepe and white Itisertlon; Abble Mara, blue and white; Xeliic lan. pale blue- Evelyn whito India silk and lace Table 1, Dorchester Miss .1. M.

ogh- lan, M1.SS Mary Miss Rise Havy. Thia table was beautifully adorned with flowers, the gift of Mrs. of Dorchester. Table 2. Boston Central Miss Annie F.

Noonan in white silk and violets, assisted by Miss Lizzie Hayes, Mla.s Mahoney and Margaret Italey. Table 3. Hoi: Trinity -Miss Langgath, Miss Annie Ochs Sarah Singler. Table 4. T.

P. itzpatrlek. Miss France? J.evl and Miss Mary A. Wall. Table 5, West ATurphy.

Miss Helen Wolfe, Miss Mamie Fitzgerald, Mi.ss Marv Hhea and Miss M. Connor. Table Woburn- Pella A. Rcade, AI1S.S Etta r.arkln. Miss Mary Moore, Mrs.

John G. Maguire, matron. Table 7, East Pambridgc -Miss Josephine Gallagher, Miss Biirry, Ali.s.s mlchael. Table 8, North DorchesterMrs. 1.

Mrs. Phelan, Miss Panoli. Table 9, Nellie Farrell, AIlss JCate Brawley. Miss Annie Table 10, St. Minnie Sullivan, In lavender and white lace; Miss Alice Nolan.

Miss Lucrctla Brown. Table 12, East Kathenne A. Kiley, Mr.s. AIcDonald, Aitss Elizabeth Porter. Table 13, Nerth Alary as- sell, Mias Robinson, Miss Ida Fitzgerald.

Table 14. Somerville-Miss M. E. McCormick, Mrs, J. F.

Manning, Airs. F. Brown, Miss Alamle McGann. Table 15, Alary E. Keelan, Miss Isabel Kennedy, Mis.s Alary Table 16, St, Eugene Sullivan, in lavender chiffon: Aliss Barbara Foley, Miss Katie Riley.

AIiss Mary Hen- Table 17 Annie Drury, Miss K. M. Duane. Miss Gibblns. Table 18, Hyde Idzzie Henderson, Miss D.

Crowley, Miss Katie Kendall. Table 19, South End: Mrs. Alice Murray, AIlss Sadie C. Selby. Miss Ella Dwyer.

Table 20, West End-rAn unusually at- one, with pink roses and asparagus vines; Miss K. E. Keleher, Aliss Addie Young and Miss Nellie McCarthy. Table 22, Susie Doran, Miss Josie Carroll, Miss Mary G. Dee, Miss Rose McBrlen.

Table 23, William P. Bass, Mrs. L. J. Lyons, Mrs.

J. J. Keating, Mrs. D. Morlarty.

Table 24, William McCarthy, Miss Katharine Dowling, Miss Dora Colllson, Miss Adelphlne Kohler, Miss Katherine Flnneran. Table West Thomas H. A. Burns, Miss Alice tiavin, Mrs. John Watson.

Table 26, Jamaica Plain, one of the daintiest, with an array of cut glass and hs E. Broderick, Miss T. Mrs. A. Hankey.

Waltham-Decorated with ples and vines, in charge of Mrs. William Rooney. Tabic 28. Pity F.arah nelJy, Aliss .1 F. Tealing, Aliss Alinnlc J.

White. POLICE WERE ON. The Lowi'V A. P. of Dorchester hold a boxing entertainment at AHlton last evening, at which tho police ntithor- Itlos made thomsolves conspicuous.

Tho club advorttsi'd a stag party, and instead of tlii.s one or two rattling bouts wore ofT. Tho club had no license to oonduct snoh an exhibition, and its members were liable to arrf.st. One police officer Is alleged to have purchased a ticket, and on entering he ImuT'dlately went to the stage, taking several The bouts were allowed to nroceed. although of the members of the club may have to appear in court. The members claimed that the meeting was a private affair and that the police had no right to Interfere.

LABOR LADDER. East Douglass Strikers Have to Give Up Fight. GLYNN IS DEAD. POWER OF PRESS HARVARD YACHT SQUADRON. Tlie date of the second annual yacht race will take place on June 27, and will b.j upon by the two colleges.

The race will take i)lace on and will bo sail'd at New London as last year. This is the day before that provisionally se for the boat rice. The following yaehts are at present en rolled on the register of the Harvard Vaeht I.ouise, R. M. Al.

L. Fancy, l.yman; Helen, P. L. Smith; Tom Boy T. K.

Lothrop: Vera, F. Duffleld; Para los, D. r. A. Whiteside, Se Kuin, G.

P. Scott; Liri.s. C. Tuckerman Rat, L. B.

A'alentlne. and Al. R. Peabody Marjorie, W. McKlttrick; Prima, F.

Balch; Raccoon, .7. L. Stackpole, Leitrim, T. .1. Alanahan.

Catboat.s—Palypso, G. Derby; Pooh Pooh, W. Falrchtld; Tycoon, L. Stackpole, In It, R. B.

Williams; Algol. J. It Bid lard D. H. Morris.

Naphtha Allserable, C. A. Pierce. The officers of the club for the coming year have been chosen as follows: Commodore, J. I Stackpole, Jt vlce-commo- dore, C.

F. lAman, retwr commodore, Alorris; secretary and tieasurer, Brooks Frothingham. EA.ST DOUGLASS, April The strike in tho East iHmglass axe works was broken thl.s morning, more than one-third of the employees returning to work. The bitt shop, which inchides the imllshlng and finishing tiepartmcnts, employing about persons, started up this morning. The axe makers, numbering 150, still remalr out, but it is thought that they will go to work in a day or so.

This is a victory for the axe compati.v. Five weeks ago a cut In wages averaging from 10 to 40 per cffnt, so tlie, strlk- rs sa.v, WHS made. 'I'he 300 employees and the works were shut down. Tho employees held several meetings, and declared thc.v would never go to work at tlie wages offered. But as time went on their money was spent, aiul credit was reftised, and the strikers were actually obliged to go fo work at the reduced The axe company made no concessions.

It is the general opinion that tho backbone of the strike is broken, and that the works will soon bo running In full. Fatal Dynamite Explosion at Wakefield. Discussed by Editors at the Channing Club. GOOD FOR FALL RIVER. WAKEFIELD.

April 22 was fatally and Pharles Rooney hadly in- by j. dynamite explosion hero tills forenoon. The explosion occurred on Charles street, before o'clock, luirling llie two men more tliiui twenty feet. Clynn and Pharles liave been at work for several days lor Killoran, Idasting rock.s. They have been using dynainlle and liavc in the halilt of hen ting it I'cfiU'c using.

Tbi.s moinlng they took several sticks of llic deadl.v explosive and were hciiting it on a shijvel over a iire. wheti suddenly there was an explosion. It soon learned, however, that Glynn and Rooney had lieen bailly injured, and tliey found by other trej-. in the employ of Air. Kilioran.

Both were nn'-onseious when piekc.l up. and the arms of both men wet mi.sslng. Their face.s and beads were al.so terribly cut and bruised. Both men were taken to the Massachusetts fal Hospital at 11 clock, and each had to 1 carried on a stretcher. Glynn died late in the afternoon.

He was about year.s old and leaves a wife and throe children living on Wiley Rooney i.s a single man, about 28 years old. and boarded on alley street. at the Channing bCi FALL RIVER, April Fall River Manufactory resumed opertitions today, after a two shut-down on account of a break Ir an engine. vMl of the mills in this vicinity an, now running on full i time under the advanced scale of wages, i Tt is reported here today that, besides the contemplatpil extensive additions to the Lake and Tecumseh Alllls, a movement is afoot to establish a new corporation here for the manufacture of mediun. count cottons.

It is being guided by three well-known manufacturers, who have offered to subscribe $100,000 of the capital required for a mill, to be operated by a local mill man whose name Is withheld for the present. The Sanford Spinning Company Is to build an addition, 40x60 feet, two stories high. RESULTS AT NASHVILLE- NASHVILLE, April 22. First race, six Wilson and Buck- adie ran a dead heat; Gee third. Time, In the run-off Ben Wilson won.

Time, 1:18 3-4. Second race, four and one-half of Honor, first: Feast, second. Nancy, third. Time, 56 3-4 seconds. Third race, four and one-half Minnie Clyde, first; Bramble Leaf, second; Sister Mollle, third.

Time 56 3-4 seconds. Fourth race, six Reaper, first; Metropole, second; Buck Massle, third. Time, Fifth race, one and one-sixteenth Lena Frev, first; Tosco, second; PoytonIa, third. Time, BETTER PAY AT CENTRAL FALLS. PAWTUCKBT, April to agreement, the Increase in wages of from 5 to 10 per cent went into effect at the United States Cotton big mill at Central Falls this morning in all the departments.

Tho mills are running at their full capacity, and 1630 looms are now in dally operation. A STRIKE IN SANFORD, ME. SANFORD, April hundred spinners and twisters In the plush department of the Sanford Mills struck this afternoon for an advance of 121-2 per cent, a id left the mill. The help are not organized, and the strike will probably be short. AUSTIN ESPEY INJURED.

While attempting to cross State street near the corner of Devonshire, yesterday afternoon, Austin Espey. who Is deputy grand master of Massachusetts Odd Fel lows, was struck by the hub of a heavy wagon and felled to the Espey, who is 48 years old and resides at 243 School street. Somerville, was re moved to the Massachusetts General Hos pltf.l, where It was found he had sustained a compound fracture of the leg. MILLIONAIRE CONVICT. rank Poor in Ooncord Eeformatory Gets $15,000,000.

Behind pri.son bars, undergoing the monotonous routine of a prison $15,000,000 waiting for him. 'riiis is the story in a nutshell of a young man Frank Howard Poor, formerly of Haverhill, who is now serving a term at Concord reformatory for lor- gery. Mlllionaiic Prank Howard of Nevada, who wa.s a distant relative to the young man, and foi whom he was named, died recently, end In his will he leaves Frank the of It was claimed that Poor had a sister, Mi.ss Kitty Poor, living In Lynn, but there are but six families and person.s of that name in Lynn, and none of these kow of a Aliss Kitty Poor. It Ic also claimed that young Poor has wealthy relatives living in Providence. A reporter was unable to see Frank Poor at the Concord reformatory yester day, and the officials at that institution Informed him that they would not Inform Poor of his good luck until the report had been confirmed.

Poor will not be released until 1896. unless his friends manage to secure a pardon for him. It was night ('lull last ('venlng. tho lianquet hoard at the Vem domo wore gatlHTcd. in tlie vicinity of 20i por.sni topie for discussion was "The ri Use ana Aliusc." At the aiimial meeting, which was hem previous to flie the following onieer.s weie clioseii: Fred If.

first viee-preslilent, (tharles H- Burt well: seeorid vlce-preHwlent, Charle.s H. Bingham; treasurer, Frank B. Thayer; secretary, William M. Alclnnes; executive eoinmittee, ('ourtenay Guild, I'rank I. Fay, Horace S.

and Charles F. Hall. the cotii'lusion of the dinner lections were rendered by Miss Crocker of Trinity and Herrl Follett. ITesident J. E.

Thomas then felicitously alluded to the nature of the gathering ami poke at upon the prosperous existence of the ('lub and Its objects. When the tojilc of evening was reached Mr. liklward W. Ilazewell of the editorial staff of tho Transcript was pre- ntt d. Hfi took the words of Joe Howard to tha Boston Press Club a few months ago tliat tlie newspapers had made no pro- gre.s.s within the last thirty his and showed them to be unfounded, I he thought.

The Ilehelllon eompletely revolutionized he said, and the Atlantic Introduced a source of expense to meet which caused the papers to be taken a cliarge by corporations instead of in; 'I'he speaker then outlined some facts relation to tlie production of a modern and spoko of the business details uid obstacles to be overcome before success is attained. In speaking of the pensonnel of a paper he ex Ilia ined the much-abiused position, and had a pleasant word to say for them. In closing he maintained that the press does not make the public, but the public the press. The publishers will sell just what the public demand. If the demand is for good, they will get good.

H. Ward of the Herald and Jeffrey Roche of the Pilot also spoke on the subject, the one seriously, and the other in lighter vein. MAJOR-GENERAL RETIRED. WASHINGTON, April general order was issued at the War Department today announcing the retirement of Major Gen. Alexander D.

AlcCook. The order re views the career and services of the gen eral. SUNCBOK GOTTDN MILL ADVANCES. STJNCOOK, N. April ad vance In wages in the three cotton mills here went into effect this morning and 1600 employees are happy.

The cutdown was made in August last. In New York within two days after the coniuimmation of the great deal. It Included the joint purchase and uniting under one management of the Chicago Herald, Times and Post (evening.) is one of the most notable Joumallstlo enterprises undertaken in America, inasmuch as Chicago is now left absolutely without a Democratic paper. Air. sudden death has placed the combination and management of the three papers in the hands of H.

H. Kohlsatt. who is a pronounced Republican of the type. Major Handy, who recently has figured ns one of the three newspaper men who have be.eir doing syndicate work un- autograph, he had heard of Air. Kohlsatt's new accession through tho papers, and he said, "I immediately wired him iny congratulations.

Ho is an old pi'rsonal friend of mine. "Three years ago he bought the Inter- Ocean. "He made his mark from the start, and always worked well with Mr. Scott, although they were of opposite political partle.s.’’ Speaking further Major Handy said: "I imagine the Times and the Herald will be consolidated as one news the Post will probably be continued as an evening his syndicate work, the major is also engaged In writing a novel, which he contains more or iess of journalism In It. As one of his friends told tho Post reporter, he i.s also writing a play, but of this the major refused to speak.

PARTY FEALTY. Opposition to Free Silver the Democratic Test. WESUrAN, WIILIAMS, 0. AIIDDLBTOWN. April defeated Williams a second time today in a six-inning game by a si orc of 9 to 0, The game was played in a dismal rain which prevented any fine work.

Tirrell held the visitors down to two hits, and only one Williams man reached third base. Wesleyan batted hard and timely. Andrews, the freshman, dist inguislicfi himself by accepting five diificult chances in right field. Williams put up a fielding game, but could not hit the hall. Score; Wesleyan .............................0 0 4 3 0 0 Willkims, 3.

Errors 2: Williams, 1. Batteries Tlrreli and Yaw; Lewis, and Ashton. WA.SHINOTON, April strong and vigorous fight against the free and unlimited coinage of sliver, independent of international agreement. Is to be made by the administration. With that end in view officers In tha various executive departments, appointed under the present administration, are bolng urged to organize systematically for the purpose of conducting the contest along the lines laid down In the message.

Alany of the higher officials who enjoy reputations at home aa stump speakers, will take to the field early in the summer, and others ara even now' engaged In writing letters to their local papers or to personal frlemis, impressing upon them the importance of sustaining the administration in the position it has outlined. Federal officers in the several will be organized as a nucleus, about w'hlch all who uphold the administration, or rather who are op- po.sed to the free and unlimited coinage of sliver, will be expected to rally. There are nearly 200,000 government officers, Internal revenue offl- ciTS, customs officers, district and innumerable contractors titroughout the country. These will be expected to do the aggressive fighting In the field and will be amply furnished with documents and the necessary sinews of war from Washington. Nearly all of the Cabinet officers will take the stump for one or more speeches.

Secretary Carlisle will certainly make two or more speeches in the Kentucky campaign. Secretary Morton will deliver ail address in Chicago and perhaps on in St. lauiis, and Congressman Clarke will probably in Alabama. Postmaster-General Wil.son Is being urged to go West and in Illinois and Indiana and may find time to do so late in the summer. 'I'lie President is represented being thoroughly in earnest In this proposed crusade against the free and eoiiiago of siiver, and will leave no stone unturned to prevent the free silver sentl- YALE-BROWN TIE TO STAND.

NEW HAVEN. April regard to the proposition of President gaining headway and to crush Freedman of New York for a settlement possible. As tariff reform was the of the tie between Talc and Firown. Alan- party fealty in three canmpalgna ager McKee of the Yale nine says that nresidencv. active stiDport of his MAJOR HANDY AN AUTHOR.

Veteran Journalist Talks on Chicago Newspaper Ohanges. ager A'ale can arrange no games with Browm In addition to the series already scheduled, and has telegraphed Mr. Freedman to that effect. Both Alanager AIcKee and Captain Riis- tin stated that A'ale would favor a plan to award the cup to the winner of the game in this city next Saturday, or to award to the winner of the series, but awaits a definite proposal of that nature. A Post reporter had an interview with the veteran journalist, Alajor Mose.s P.

Handy, last night in Count apartments, No. 9 Charles street, about an hour previous to the departure for New He nas been in Boston since Friday, the guest of Count Zubof. Aside from the anecdotes concerning his twenty- eight service as an American journalist, in the course of which he has held innumerable positions, prominent among which the editorial managership of the New York World, the interview was chiefly interesting on account of the light thrown by the major on the recent great Chicago newspaper combine, achieved last week by Air. Scott, who died so suddenly BROWN RESERVES. 11; BROCKTON, 4.

At 11; Brockton, 4. Five innings. for the presidency, active support demand for the repeal of the Shermaa purchasing clause the test of party fealty in 1894. so in 1895 the test of party fealty will be nncompromlsing opposition to the free and unlimited coinage of silver by the United States, independent of international agreement. THE ACCIDENT EXPLAINED.

J. Dowd and William F. Birch say that they were not responsible for the overturning of Sergeants Keefe and Keith who attempted to rescue them from drowning. The men say that while attempting to haul into the boat the boat capsized and all five were left to the mercy of the waves. Luckily the schooner Roulette came along and carried the half- drowned men and their boats to Castle Island.

SOUTH END'S BOXING MEET. Phil Smith, who bested Sam Francis in a preliminary of the contest, wdll Jimmy Duffy six a decision at the South End boxing meeting tonight. Jim and Bill Smith are to meet at catch- weights for six rounds. A pair of 100- pound youngsters whose names are not given, who have met before without, being able to reach a conclusion, wdll en-, deavor to settle the question of their supremacy in six rounds, Billy Sullivan and Frank Murphy, who are to wind up In fifteen rounds, are very evenly matched. Captain William Daly wdll act as referee of the main bouta of the evening, and Peter Kelly of the Journal and ex-President Quinn of the cent Boat Club will serve as Judges.

I THE POST TRICK TOP I ITS A GREAT HIT! Top, Walking Tight Rope This top does fifty tricks that Jv never were done by any top be- I fore. full of time you spin it you see some- thing new. amusement for the whole family, young and the whole family, young and old. made of glass yf that break, unless you try to break it. See the directions.

a cheap toy, too. 1 1 I It Goes So Fast It hums and the best that you see it move sings and goes to sleep, top made. A trick top that is so full of tricks that it spin like an ordinary top. It climbs a tight upside down, on edge spins Each, I 15 Cents 15c. Each.

Mail to Any Address, 5c- Additional for Postage. ON SALE AT POST COUNTING ROOM. fifty different ways. the most amusement for a little money that you have ever seen. See what the directions say.

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